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[つまみぐ(食)·い]
tsumamigui
noun, suru verb

Alternate Written Forms:

[つ(摘)·ま·み·ぐ(食)·い]
tsumamigui
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[つま(摘)·み·ぐ(食)·い]
tsumamigui
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[つま(撮)·み·ぐ(食)·い]
tsumamigui
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Root Words:

[つまみ + く(食)·い]
tsumami + kui

English Meaning(s) for つまみ食い

noun, suru verb
  1. eating with one's fingers
  2. snitching food; snatched food; secret eating; food snatched and eaten without the meal starting
  3. embezzlement; misappropriation; exploiting something
  4. flirting
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Meanings for each kanji in つまみ食い

» eat; food

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Sample Sentences for つまみ食い

He was seen to eat a piece of cake secretly.
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You say you had a nibble, it looked to me like you'd polished it off.
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