snack Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a light informal meal
    collation; bite.
  2. verb eat a snack; eat lightly
    nosh.
    • She never loses weight because she snacks between meals

WordNet

Snack noun
Etymology
See Snatch, v. t.
Definitions
  1. A share; a part or portion; -- obsolete, except in the colloquial phrase, to go snacks, i. e., to share.
    At last he whispers, "Do, and we go snacks." Pope.
  2. A slight, hasty repast. Colloq.

Webster 1913