noun
snack
snak
noun
1
A small amount of food eaten between main meals.
"She grabbed a snack from the vending machine before class."
"We packed some snacks for the long drive."
2
Slang for a very attractive person.
"Everyone agreed the new intern was an absolute snack."
verb
1
To eat a small amount of food, often between meals.
"He tends to snack on crisps while watching TV."
How to Use Snack
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA small bite of food between meals; informally, also used to describe someone very good-looking.
When to use it
The "attractive person" sense is casual slang, common on social media.
Common pairings
grab a snack
a healthy snack
snack on something
Word Forms
snacked past tense, snacked past tense, snacks plural, snacks plural, snacks singular, snacks singular
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Etymology
From Middle Dutch snacken ("to snap, to bite"), which originally meant a quick bite of food.