nabs

English

Etymology

Clipping of Nabisco.

Verb

nabs

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of nab

Noun

nabs

1. A single-serving package of crackers, usually filled with peanut butter. Snack crackers.

   He purchased a pack of nabs from the vending machine.

   • 1996, Grace Ollis Calhoun, Growing Up Country and Liking It!, The Overmountain Press, page 27:

     "Essos and Phillips 66s meant a pack of nabs and a Grapette for me."

   • 2005, Mark Sohn, Appalachian Home Cooking, University Press of Kentucky, page 74:

     "Others walked to small stores to buy a pack of Nabs cheese crackers, ..."

   • 2014, Marion Eugene Williams, A Cop's Dilemma, Xlibris Corporation, page 92:

     "I'll give you ten bucks to use your telephone and for a pack of nabs and a cold drink."

References

• 2010. Duffin-Ward, Maureen. Suddenly Southern: A Yankee's Guide to Living in Dixie, page 44.

Anagrams

• BNAs, Bans, bans