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smutty
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snack
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snack

snack [ snak ]


noun  (plural snacks)
Definition:
 
1. small meal: a small meal of prepared or easy-to-prepare food eaten in place of a main meal or between main meals

2. food for snack: a food suitable for eating between meals or instead of a main meal



intransitive verb  (past and past participle snacked, present participle snack·ing, 3rd person present singular snacks)
Definition:
 
eat between meals: to eat between the times that meals are usually served, or eat a snack instead of a main meal
I've been snacking all afternoon.

[15th century. < Middle Dutch snac "bite"]
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