tabnab
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Meaning · English
A small item of food offered at break times, normally the morning break.
Register: slang
Examples
He comes outside when weather's fine / To hang his singlets on the line, / And then returns - he needs no bell - / The scouse, or Sunday's duff to share; / The stokers tabnabs need his care; / The sea sounds far away in there, / Ssssssssh, like the hush in a conch-shell.
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “tabnab” mean?
A small item of food offered at break times, normally the morning break.
Is “tabnab” formal or informal?
tabnab is generally slang.