snack

[snak]

noun

1. a small portion of food or drink or a light meal, especially one eaten between regular meals.

2. a share or portion.

3. Slang.,  a sexy and physically attractive person; hottie.

4. Australian Slang.,  something easily done.

verb (used without object)

1. to have a snack or light meal, especially between regular meals.

   They snacked on tea and cake.

snack

/ snæk /

noun

1. a light quick meal eaten between or in place of main meals

2. a sip or bite

3. rare,  a share

4. informal,  a very easy task

verb

1. (intr) to eat a snack

Word History and Origins

Origin of snack¹

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English verb snacchen, snac(c)he, snak “(of a dog) to snap at, bite, seize”; Middle English noun snacche, snak(e); further origin uncertain; compare Middle Dutch snacken “(of a dog) to snap”: Norwegian dialect snaka “(of an animal) to snatch”

Word History and Origins

Origin of snack¹

C15: probably from Middle Dutch snacken, variant of snappen to _snap

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

1. go snack / snacks, to share profits or returns.

Example Sentences

The mini-market where 5th graders used to walk down the street on Fridays to get snacks after school is gone.

From Los Angeles Times

I keep looking for unique things offered at high school snack bars.

From Los Angeles Times

Instead of sharing the snacks and satnav duties, she and her partner ended up hitching a lift on a private charter flight laid on for southern hemisphere players involved in the autumn internationals.

From BBC

Ward seems unimpressed with Grogu’s attempts to help himself to her bar snacks.

From Los Angeles Times

I can’t explain why this breezy comic caper is such a dependable midnight snack for me.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• lunch 
• morsel 
• refreshment 
• tea