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nosh-up

noun

a large satisfying meal

• Usage Domain:

↑slang, ↑cant, ↑jargon, ↑lingo, ↑argot, ↑patois, ↑vernacular

• Regions: ↑United Kingdom, ↑UK, ↑U.K., ↑Britain, ↑United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, ↑Great Britain

• Hypernyms: ↑meal, ↑repast

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\\ˈ ̷ ̷ ˌ ̷ ̷ \ noun (-s)

Etymology: nosh (II) (herein) + -up (probably as in fry-up — herein)

chiefly Britain : a meal and especially a large or elaborate meal

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noshˈ-up noun (slang)

A meal, esp a large one

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Main Entry: ↑nosh

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nosh-up UK US noun [countable] [singular nosh-up plural nosh-ups] british informal

a big meal

Thesaurus: types of meal_hyponym

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/ˈnɑːʃˌʌp/ noun, pl -ups [count]

Brit informal : a very large meal

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ˈnosh-up f4 [nosh-up nosh-ups] noun (slang, especially BrE)

a large meal

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We went for a nosh-up at that new restaurant in town.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.