munchies

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English

Etymology

munchy +‎ -s

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Noun

munchies pl (normally plural, singular munchie or munchy)

  1. (slang) Food, especially convenience snack foods.
    • 1988 May 7, Christopher Wittke, “It Takes Two To Tango”, in Gay Community News, page 8:
      We were given the first name of the host, the address of the apartment and told to bring whatever toys we wanted. Beer and munchies would be on hand.
  2. (slang, with the definite article) Hunger, especially a craving for food as a result of cannabis or alcohol consumption.
    I've got the munchies.
    • 1993, “Player’s Ball”, performed by OutKast:
      I got the munchies, we got the Mary Jane in the Dungeon / Just to let you niggas know in '93, that's how we coming
    • 2018 February 8, Daniel Victor, “A Girl Scout Sold 300 Boxes of Cookies Near a Marijuana Shop”, in New York Times‎:
      The girl, who has not been publicly identified, sold more than 300 boxes in six hours, her father told ABC 10. Boxes now sell for as much as $5 in parts of the country, so she probably raised more than $1,500. Yes, there’s money in the munchies.

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