num

N1U1M3
/nʌm/

interjection

Used to denote eating, or enjoyment of eating.

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Meanings

num1

verb
  1. participlepastpast participle of nim

num2

nounnum (plural nums)

plural nums · alternative num.

  1. abbreviationAbbreviation of number.
  2. abbreviationgrammarAbbreviation of numeral.

num3

interjection

alternative nom

  1. colloquialUsed to denote eating, or enjoyment of eating.

    Speaking from a microphone in the audience, a woman in her 20s said she was impressed with the trailer because it shows off Mr. Pattinson’s back muscles. “I think I can speak for all of us when I say num, num, num,” she said to screams. (Mr. Pattinson looked mortified.)

    2011 July 22, Brooks Barnes, “Vampires Meet Auteurs at Fan Fest”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 08 Jun 2021

NUM4

proper noun
  1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of National Union of Mineworkers.

Origin

num · verb

Inflection of nim.

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num · noun

Shortening of number.

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num · interjection

Likely onomatopoeic.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with num

fromsomebecomesumdrumovercomethumbgummumhumyumrumnumbalumdumcrumbplumbchumtumlumscrumsuccumbfumstrum
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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

num. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/num

MLA

“num.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/num. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “num,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/num.

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