snack down on
C1 informal inseparable transitive
In simple words
To eat snacks, especially when you keep going back for more.
Meanings
1 B1 informal
To eat snacks, especially casually or habitually.
"I kept snacking down on crisps while I was watching the film."
Grammar: inseparable
Usage notes
A non-standard and informal phrasal verb. Not widely established in dictionaries. Likely formed by analogy with 'chow down on' or 'munch down on'. Used primarily in casual spoken American English.
Commonly used with
chips crisps junk food snacks leftovers fruit
Forms
Base
snack down on
I/you/we/they
3rd person
snacks down on
he/she/it
Past simple
snacked down on
yesterday
Past participle
snacked down on
have + pp
-ing form
snacking down on
continuous
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