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Subsistence vs Nosh - What's the difference?

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Subsistence is a related term of nosh.


As nouns the difference between subsistence and nosh

is that subsistence is real being; existence while nosh is food; a light meal or snack.

As a verb nosh is

to eat a snack or light meal.

subsistence

English

(Webster 1913)

Noun

(en noun)
  • Real being; existence.
  • Inherency; as, the subsistence of qualities in bodies.
  • Means of support; provisions, or that which produces provisions; livelihood; That which furnishes support to animal life; as, a meager subsistence.
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  • (theology) A person, specifically the person of Christ or of another part of the Trinity; hypostasis.

    • Synonyms

    * sustenance * (theology) hypostasis

    Related terms

    * subsist * subsistent

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    nosh

    English

    Noun

    (es)
  • Food; a light meal or snack.
  • (slang, UK) Fellatio.

    • Verb

    (es)
  • To eat a snack or light meal.
    • They were noshing on fruit.
  • (slang, UK) To perform fellatio (on); to blow.

    • Related terms

    * nosh up

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