A bunch of nasty little foods on platters at a social event. Often they are the only meal served during the entire event because the hosts are too cheap to provide a main course.

Pronounced: or-DERVS
Dude, they found maggots in the hors d'oeuvres at the company party, so nobody had anything to eat the entire evening.
by dookeyboy November 26, 2010
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A fine older woman over the age of 30. The cougar version of a snack. Once a snack hits 30, she becomes an hors d'oeuvre, assuming she's still fine.
I'd rather hit the mall during the day to pickup some hors d'oeuvres while their husbands are at work.
by Spag'n'Ballz December 7, 2017
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Someone who devours only hors d'oeuvre at parties
Sylvia is a total hors d'oeuvre-ivore, eschewing even the champagne.
by William Dean A. Garner November 4, 2009
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