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The art of eating without admitting you're eating an entire meal.

means A nibbler is someone who eats in small, frequent bites rather than full meals, or a small tool or part that cuts away little pieces at a time.

from From the verb "nibble," first recorded in English around the 15th–16th centuries, with the "-er" suffix marking the one who does it. "Nibble" itself is of uncertain origin but is probably related to Low German and Dutch words like "nibbelen," meaning to gnaw or pick at — the same nibbling family that gnawing mice and cautious fish belong to. The little flick of the "-le" ending is what English uses to make a verb feel small and repetitive, perfect for a word about tiny, repeated bites.

pac-man kin
A 1982 arcade snake that exploded if overfed
hardware tool
Sheet-metal cutter that bites out tiny crescents
verb origin
From Low German nibbelen, to peck repeatedly
computing term
A nibble equals four bits, half a byte
futurama pet
Cute alien who poops valuable dark matter
for instance

nibbler from futurama — animated robot character who eats anything, appears throughout the series from 1999-2009

nibbler chocolate bar — british confectionery by mcvitie's, small biscuit product sold since the 1970s

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