“Let’s grab a bite to eat on the way to work. To “grab a bite to eat” is to get something to eat. “Can I have a bite of your… (steak / spaghetti / salad / etc.)” If you want to taste some of your friend’s food, you say: “If you want to lose weight, try snacking on dried fruit instead of potato chips.” To “snack on” something means to eat lightly. “He wolfed down four pieces of pizza and asked for more.” If you “wolf down” food, it means you eat very fast. “Yummy” and “yucky” are two words that mean “delicious” and “disgusting.” These words are mostly used by children. “Veggie” is short for “vegetable.” It can also mean vegetarian food: “My son has such a sweet tooth, he’d eat candy for breakfast if I let him!” “We’re having brunch at 10:30 on Sunday morning.” Ī person who has a “sweet tooth” is someone who loves candy, cookies, cake, chocolate, and other sweet foods. The word “brunch” is a combination of the words “breakfast” and “lunch.” It is a meal eaten in the late morning, which replaces breakfast and lunch.

Note: with all these words, you can use “completely” or “totally,” but not “very.” “He’s completely plastered! He can’t even stand up!” Ī few other ways to say “plastered” include wasted, juiced, sauced, sloshed, hammered, trashed, and shit-faced. “Shit-faced” is a little bit offensive. “Plastered” is one of many ways to say very drunk with alcohol. “Can I get a doggie bag?” OR “Could you wrap this up for me?” If you are in a restaurant and you want to ask the waiter or waitress to give you a doggie bag, you can say: “The restaurant served so much food that I couldn’t eat it all, so I took the rest home in a doggie bag.” “We all pigged out at the all-you-can-eat buffet.” Ī “doggie bag” is food you take home from the restaurant if you didn’t finish it. I should probably lay off the fast food.” To “lay off” something means to stop eating so much of a food. Other names for this kind of sandwich include hero, sub, hoagie, and poor boy. The names vary depending on the region of the United States. “Have you tried the new meatball grinder? It’s really good!” “Grinder” is one of many slang words for a long sandwich: “If I don’t have my morning cup o’ Joe, I can’t stay awake for my 7 AM class!” “We found him asleep next to an empty bottle of booze.” It is identified as a growth sector in our Economic Strategy. Scotland has 18,850 food and drink businesses, which employ around 115,400 people. It is worth around £14 billion each year and accounts for one in five manufacturing jobs. Two other slang words for food are nosh and chow. All three of these words are very informal, and they are most frequently used with “Let’s get some…” The food and drink industry is a major contributor to Scotland’s economy. At the end of the lesson, try the quiz to test your understanding of these American slang words. Learn 16 American English slang words and expressions about food and drink! Read the slang words and example sentences, listen to the pronunciation and repeat the words and sentences out loud to improve your English speaking.

16 slang words and idiomatic expressions about FOOD & DRINK

Food and drink