- snack (v.)
- c.1300, "to bite or snap" (of a dog), probably from Middle Dutch snacken "to snatch, chatter" (see snatch (v.)). The meaning "have a mere bite or morsel, eat a light meal" is first attested 1807. Related: Snacked; snacking.
- snack (n.)
- "bite or morsel to eat," 1757, from snack (v.). Snack bar is attested from 1930.