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NOSH-UP

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does nosh-up mean? 

NOSH-UP (noun)
  The noun NOSH-UP has 1 sense:

1. a large satisfying mealplay

  Familiarity information: NOSH-UP used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


NOSH-UP (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A large satisfying meal

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("nosh-up" is a kind of...):

meal; repast (the food served and eaten at one time)

Domain region:

Britain; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)

Domain usage:

argot; cant; jargon; lingo; patois; slang; vernacular (a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves))


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