nom, nomming, nom nom (UNCLASSIFIED)

[Jonathan Lighter]

I hear it nowadays as "num num!"

I've also heard the transitional "nyum-nyum!" - for decades, I'm sure.

JL

On Sat, Aug 6, 2011 at 10:16 PM, Mullins, Bill AMRDEC <
Bill.Mullins at us.army.mil> wrote:

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> Doesn't "nom" have a connotation of gluttony that is lacking in "yum"?
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> > Sorry if this has been covered; I haven't been following the list
> > closely but did check the archives & didn't see it. Have any of you
> > professionals looked into "nom" & how it has so quickly overtaken (&
> > expanded) the duties of "yum"?
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> > Made-up examples using cupcakes:
> > I was nomming on a cupcake this afternoon when...
> > Cupcakes! Nom nom!
> > We have cupcakes, come get your nom on.
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> > I first saw it just within the past several months & now it seems
> > like it's everywhere. Where did it come from?!
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