fress

American  

[fres] / frɛs /

verb (used without object)

Slang.

1. to eat or snack, especially often or in large quantities.

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Other Word Forms

• fresser noun

Etymology

Origin of fress

From Yiddish fresn or German fressen “to eat (used of animals), eat ravenously, devour”; fret ¹

Example Sentences

"It’s not a matter of fress speech it’s a matter of exchanging money and access and platforming harmful speech," said Bonnie Fan, a Carnegie Mellon graduate student organizing the protests.

From Washington Post

He liked to fress – a wonderful Yiddish term.

From The Guardian

A fress is just a snack, but a heavy snack.

From The Guardian