What it means
Means the food is so tasty you keep going back for another bite, even after you promised yourself that was the last one. Usually used for crisps, biscuits, sweets, or any snack that has you hovering by the cupboard like a feral seagull. Handy little word when you want to confess greed without sounding too tragic.
Usage examples
"These chocolate hobnobs are proper moreish, mate. Said I'd have one with my tea, now the whole packet's been demolished and I'm stood there like a right mug."
"These salted caramel bites are dangerously moreish, I opened the bag for one and somehow finished the lot."
"Careful with the homemade hummus, it is so moreish you will fill up before the mains even arrive."
"That garlic bread was insanely moreish, I kept tearing off little bits and suddenly half the loaf had vanished."
"These crisps are well moreish, so if you're opening that bag, pass it round before I go full snack goblin."
Where it comes from
It’s a British English formation from more with the adjectival ending -ish, recorded from the late 1800s. The whole charm of it is dead simple and a bit dangerous. If something’s moreish, one bite flips the greedy little switch and suddenly your snack’s doing a vanishing act.
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