snackerino
English
Etymology
Noun
snackerino (plural snackerinos)
- (slang, chiefly humorous, rare) A snack.
- 1985 November 14, UW-Madison News Service, quoting Frederic [Gomes] Cassidy, “Folk-saying king Cassidy to be honored”, in Wisconsin State Journal, Madison, Wis., →ISSN, →OCLC, section 1, page 4, columns 1–2:
- We’ll troop back to the Wisconsin Center for the party at 4 p.m. I trust that we’ll have a big crowd. We’ll amuse ourselves while eating snackeroos . . . no, snackerinos.
- 1991 April 3, “Cash Wise Foods”, in The Bismarck Tribune, metro edition, volume 118, number 93, Bismarck, N.D., →ISSN, →OCLC, Food section, supplement:
- Extra Thick Cut / Stuffed Pork Chops […] U.S. Choice Beef / Boneless Rump Roast […] Our Own Home Made / Seafood Salad […] Large, Frosty / Yogurt Cone […] Assorted 3″ Pot / Cactus […] Snackerino / Cajun Mix Snack
- 2003 October 27, t2_lurking, “Dietary Cholesterol”, in alt.support.diabetes[1] (Usenet), archived from the original on 22 December 2025:
- Not only have I and my friends watched Rugby, but also many a Springbok being chowed for a little lo-carb snackerino by hungry carnivores (Atkins no doubt) 8))
- 2020 July 7, J.S. Morin, The Girls Are Back in Town (Black Ocean: Mercy for Hire; Mission 13)[2], United States: Magical Scrivener Press, →ISBN:
- Browsing the wares of the little fellow in his red uniform with gold buttons, Wesley pinched an hors d’oeuvre between thumb and forefinger. Though the size of a breath mint, it tasted of bacon and hot sauce. “Quite the little snackerino, friend,” Wesley said, bending down to halve the distance between their faces. “My compliments to the chef. Would you happen to know where I might find the ambassador?”