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Date: 1800-1900
Origin: Probably from snack 'to bite' (14-20 centuries), probably from Middle Dutch snacken 'to bite at'

snack

2 verb
     
snack2 [intransitive]
to eat small amounts of food between main meals or instead of a meal:
I'm trying not to snack between meals.
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