NOM

Etymology 1

Short form of various words.

Noun

nom (plural noms)

(informal) Clipping of nomination.

(informal) Clipping of nominator.

(informal) Clipping of nominee.

Verb

nom (third-person singular simple present noms, present participle nomming, simple past and past participle nommed)

(transitive, informal) Clipping of nominate.

Etymology 2

Onomatopoeic.

Interjection

nom

(colloquial) Used to denote eating, or enjoyment of eating. Commonly used as "nom nom nom".

Verb

nom (third-person singular simple present noms, present participle nomming, simple past and past participle nommed)

(colloquial) To eat with noisy enjoyment.

Anagrams

• MNO, MON, Mon, Mon., ONM, mon, mon-, mon.

Proper noun

NOM

Initialism of National Organization for Marriage.

Anagrams

• MNO, MON, Mon, Mon., ONM, mon, mon-, mon.

Source: Wiktionary


Nom, n. Etym: [F. See Noun.]

Definition: Name. Nom de guerre (, literally, war name; hence, a fictitious name, or one assumed for a time.

– Nom de plume (, literally, pen name; hence, a name assumed by an author as his or her signature.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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