fress

[ fres ]

verb (used without object)

, Slang.

1. to eat or snack, especially often or in large quantities.

Other Words From

• fresser noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of fress¹

From Yiddish fresn or German fressen “to eat (used of animals), eat ravenously, devour”; fret ¹

Example Sentences

"It’s not a matter of fress speech it’s a matter of exchanging money and access and platforming harmful speech," said Bonnie Fan, a Carnegie Mellon graduate student organizing the protests.

From Washington Post

A fress is just a snack, but a heavy snack.

From The Guardian

He liked to fress – a wonderful Yiddish term.

From The Guardian