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nosherei

[ nosh-uh-rahy ]
/ ˌnɒʃ əˈraɪ /

noun Slang.

food for snacking or noshing.

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Origin of nosherei

<Yiddish nasheray tidbit, equivalent to nash(n) nosh + -eray<Middle High German -er-er1 + -īe<Old French -ie (see -y3); compare German Näschereien sweets

Words nearby nosherei

nosewing, nosey, Nosey Parker, nosh, nosher, nosherei, noshery, no shit, no-show, nosh-up, no-side
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