つ
　
ま
　
み
ぐ
食
　
い

noun, takes する

  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.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
　
つ
　
ま
　
み
ぐ
食
　
い
 つまみ食い つまみぐい
つ
摘
　
ま
　
み
ぐ
食
　
い
 摘まみ食い つまみぐい
つま
摘
　
み
ぐ
食
　
い
 摘み食い つまみぐい
つま
撮
　
み
ぐ
食
　
い
 撮み食い つまみぐい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

eat, food
た.べる　く.う　ショク (2nd, N5)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
good, pleasing, skilled
よ.い　リョウ　ら (4th, N3)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
northeast (Oriental zodiac), stopping, good radical (no. 138)
うしとら　コン (Kentei Pre-1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
garment, clothes, dressing
イ　ころも　きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment(衣) variant