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snack
[ snak ]
/ snĂŠk /
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noun
a small portion of food or drink or a light meal, especially one eaten between regular meals.
a share or portion.
Slang. a sexy and physically attractive person; hottie.
Australian Slang. something easily done.
verb (used without object)
to have a snack or light meal, especially between regular meals: They snacked on tea and cake.
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Idioms about snack
go snack / snacks, Archaic. to share profits or returns.
Origin of snack
First recorded in 1300â50; Middle English verb snacchen, snac(c)he, snak â(of a dog) to snap at, bite, seizeâ; Middle English noun snacche, snak(e); further origin uncertain; compare Middle Dutch snacken â(of a dog) to snapâ: Norwegian dialect snaka â(of an animal) to snatchâ
Words nearby snack
Smyrna fig, Smyrnean, Smyth, Smyth sewing, Sn, snack, snack bar, snackette, snack table, snaffle, snafu
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British Dictionary definitions for snack
snack
/ (snĂŠk) /
noun
a light quick meal eaten between or in place of main meals
a sip or bite
rare a share
Australian informal a very easy task
verb
(intr) to eat a snack
Word Origin for snack
C15: probably from Middle Dutch snacken, variant of snappen to snap
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