English

Interjection

nom nom nom

1. (onomatopoeia) The sound of a person chewing or eating with childlike enthusiasm.
   • 2004, K Michael Forder, The High Kicking Kung Fu Soccer Playing Bunny Rabbit Tree

     "I'm eating my toast. Nom nom nom. Slurping my tea <slurp>, filling my belly so I will go pee" <big laugh>. "Pee pee pee" <big laugh>.

   • 2012, Ritz Crackers advertisement on buses (UK)

     "THE WHEELS ON THE BUS GO NOM NOM NOM"^[1][2]

Alternative forms

• nom nom
  • 2010, Nick Bilton, A Palin Flub Becomes a ‘Word of the Year’

    “Nom nom” has been popularized online by the Web site LOLCats, which pairs photos of cats with particularly bad grammar.^[3]

• om nom nom
  • 2012, Pedigree UK, Jumbone (commercial) - ‘Om nom nom’ edition

    It goes om & nom & nom^[4]

• om nom nom nom
  • 2010, Nick Bilton, A Palin Flub Becomes a ‘Word of the Year’

    [“Nom nom” was] popularized by the noises made by the character Cookie Monster on Sesame Street (usually as “Om nom nom nom”)^[3]

References

1. ↑ Chess.com News
2. ↑ Chess.com News (closeup)
3. 1 2 The New York Times
4. ↑ YouTube

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