different between nosh vs gosh

English

Etymology

From Yiddish ?????? (nashn), from Middle High German naschen (“nibble”) (which is also the parent of German naschen), from Old High German nask?n (“to nibble; parasite”), from Proto-West Germanic *hnaskw?n (“to weaken; make soft; tenderise”). Doublet of nesh.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /n??/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /n??/
• Rhymes: -??

Noun

nosh (countable and uncountable, plural noshes)

1. (slang) Food; a light meal or snack.
2. (Polari) Fellatio.

Derived terms

• (food): noshery (“restaurant”)

Translations

Verb

nosh (third-person singular simple present noshes, present participle noshing, simple past and past participle noshed)

1. (slang, intransitive, usually with on) To eat a snack or light meal.

2. (Polari) To perform fellatio (on); to blow.

Related terms

• (to eat): nosh up (“meal; feast”)
• (to fellate): nosh off

Translations

Anagrams

• Hons, NOHs, Nohs, Shon

English

Etymology

Euphemism (or minced oath) for God. First seen in 1757 as by gosh, probably from by gosse in Nicholas Udall's Ralph Roister Doister (circa 1553).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /???/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /????/
• Rhymes: -??

Interjection

gosh

1. (minced oath) A mild expression of surprise or enthusiasm.

   Gosh, I didn’t realize I’d cause so much trouble!

   Gosh, I’d love to go to that concert!

Synonyms

• See Thesaurus:wow

Translations

See also

• damn

Anagrams

• GOHs, GSOH, GoHs, Gohs, gsoh, hogs, shog