noshing

Munching between meals

Noshing is eating, especially snacking or eating casually between meals.

The word comes from Yiddish and carries a light, informal tone: We spent the afternoon noshing on cheese and crackers.

A nosh is a snack or light meal.

snacking

munchies

Snacks or craving them

nibblesTakes small bites
crispsBritish fried potato slices
pretzelsTwisted baked snack food

popcorn · almonds · cashews · peanuts · pistachios · jerky · granola · biscuits · cookies · gummies

eating

munching

Chewing food steadily

chewingCrushing food orally
nibblingEating in small bites
savoringEnjoying something slowly

tasting · snacking · grazing · picking · pecking · chomping · crunching · wolfing · gobbling · devouring

casual

appetizers

Pre-meal small dishes

tapasSpanish appetizer assortment
mezzeMiddle Eastern small dishes
buffetSelf-service meal display

potluck · deli · food-truck · takeout · picnic · barbecue · tailgate · gathering · hangout · get-together

Categories

eatingchewing, biting, swallowing, nibbling, munching
eating and drinkingeat, drink, chew, bite, swallow
savoringsavoring, relishing, tasting, sipping, enjoying

Opposites

eating behavior

noshingfeasting

Eating sumptuously together

dining · formal dining · fine dining · gorging · bingeing

food abstention

noshingfasting

Deliberate food avoidance

starving · abstaining · going hungry · skipping meals · hungering

Family

nosh, nosher, noshes, noshed, noshers

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