nom1
/nɒm
/informal
noun
A nomination for an honour, award, etc: she isn’t the the only star to receive an Oscar nom for her first feature film role...
- The Muppets get deep in this one - poverty, hunger, the class system - a movie with a platform is a movie with an award nom.
- This is the Academy fave's ninth nom (and possible fourth win).
- Not only did Judi Dench score a nom for best actress, but the film earned screenplay, score and a best-pic slots as well.
verb (noms, nomming, nommed) [with object]
Nominate for an honour, award, etc. Inception was nommed for an Oscar but lost out to The King’s Speech...
- The various incarnations of the program would go on to be Emmy nommed seven times.
- Freeman is also nommed for lead actor in a movie/miniseries for "Fargo."
- It won the Palme d'Or at Cannes, and was Oscar nommed for the best foreign film.
Origin
1990s: abbreviation.
nom2
/nɒm/informal
exclamation (usually nom nom or nom nom nom)
Used to express pleasure at eating, or at the prospect of eating: chili and cornbread for dinner, nom nom! I love pizza. Nom nom nom Try the mac and cheese! Nom! tempura shrimp, lettuce, cucumber, spicy mayo—om nom nom...
- Here, have a chocolate - om nom nom.
- Meanwhile, I shall find solace in this tasty pie om nom nom.
- The girl who ends up with him is going to be very lucky and very fat because his desserts are so sinfully yummy that you can't stop eating - nom nom nom.
plural noun (noms or nom noms)
Food: there were all kinds of nom noms—onion rings, hot dogs, burgers, and fries a Mexican restaurant that serves noms like sweet potato empanadas...
- It sounds like you're going to have a fine selection of nom noms in your fridge.
- Then when tea time came around, so did the food: trays and trays of nom noms came up.
- You'll be doing High Fives all day long after experiencing the awesome service, great atmosphere and tasty nom noms.
verb (noms, nomming, nommed) (also nom-nom) [with object]
Eat (something), typically with great enjoyment: I nommed all my pizza before I remembered to take a picture the first sighting of a leatherback turtle in Dorset—it’s nomming a jellyfish, as they do I just nom-nommed the kettle chips you brought me [no object]: we nommed on stir-fry and then ordered several desserts...
- Our food was brought out (so fresh) and we started nomming.
- She posted two photos of herself engaging in non-pregnant lady behavior: drinking wine and nomming on tuna.
- If you plan on nomming a few other items, stick to the half plate.
Origin
Early 21st century: probably imitative but apparently also popularized by the noises made by the Cookie Monster character in the children's television programme Sesame Street. Compare with yum yum.