nosherei

[ nosh-uh-rahy ]

noun

, Slang.

1. food for snacking or noshing.

Word History and Origins

Origin of nosherei¹

< Yiddish nasheray tidbit, equivalent to nash ( n ) nosh + -eray < Middle High German -er -er ¹ + -īe < Old French -ie ( -y ³ ); compare German Näschereien sweets