Snack Meaning
/snæk/Definition, CEFR level A1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA light meal.
nounAn item of food eaten between meals.
Sentence Examples
There's enough time for a quick snack.
Do we have anything I can snack on?
CEFR Practice Quiz
After a long day, she only had a small ____ to satisfy her hunger.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
I usually have a healthy ____, like an apple or some nuts, in the middle of the afternoon.
Word Origin & History
From Middle Dutch snacken (“to snack”). Cognate with German schnäken (“to snack”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Stay another fifteen minutes, in which we can have a snack of some kind in place of dinner."
— 1927, Ernest Bramah, Max Carrados Mysteries:
"The numbers thin out the further we get from London, so I don't feel guilty when I remove my mask momentarily to scoff some of the snacks I'd bought at Marylebone."
— 2020 December 2, Paul Bigland, “My weirdest and wackiest Rover yet”, in Rail, page 68:
"Up close, he was a total snack. “That was pretty slick.” “Well.” He cocked his head, “I'm a pretty slick guy.” “I'm Kevin,” I said. “Romeo,” he put out his hand. “You're kidding.”"
— 2008, Scott Sherman, First You Fall: A Kevin Connor Mystery, Alyson Publications:
"You were looking like a snack. I was looking like a snack. We were finally going to do what two snacks do... I immediately went into my routine. Covers on. Lights off. But you Mr. Tate...you softly grabbed my hand, kissed it, and turned the lights back on."
— 2019, Loy A. Webb, The Light, Concord Theatricals, →ISBN, page 22:
"Her confusion amped up. But so did her attraction. He was a total snack."
— 2020, Gena Showalter, Prince of Stone, HQN Books, →ISBN:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
After a long day, she only had a small ____ to satisfy her hunger.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
I usually have a healthy ____, like an apple or some nuts, in the middle of the afternoon.