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snack - What does it mean?

Definition of 'snack'

English

Etymology 1

Noun

(en-noun)
  • A light meal.
  • An item of food eaten between meals.
  • Derived terms
    * snack bar * snack food * snacker * snackette * snackery * snackless * snacky
    See also
    * munchies

    Verb

    (en-verb)
  • to eat a light meal
  • to eat between meals
  • Derived terms
    * snack down

    Etymology 2

    See snatch (transitive verb).

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (obsolete) A share; a part or portion.
  • * Alexander Pope
  • At last he whispers, "Do, and we go snacks ."
    (Webster 1913)

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