Added 8 October 2026 nom /nɒm/ noun Categories: Rare Words noun ! Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about nom at Wordnik → Where our words come from → Clipping of nomination. Clipping of nominator. Clipping of nominee. verb Clipping of nominate. interjection Used to denote eating, or enjoyment of eating. [to a baby] You are so cute, I could just eat you right up! Nom nom nom. verb To eat with noisy enjoyment. .mw-parser-output .object-usage-tag{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output .deprecated{color:var(--wikt-palette-grey-lime-8,olivedrab)}[with on] Origin Short form of various words. From Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org (CC BY-SA) Related Words: surnameaccnamenamednounbehalfsakejesusdeplumegenplumetaro Back to today's word