nabs

English

Etymology

Clipping of Nabisco.

Verb

nabs

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative form 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.

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