munchies

English

Etymology

munchy + -s

Pronunciation

  • enPR: mŭn'chiz, IPA(key): /ˈmʌntʃiz/

Noun

munchies pl (plural only)

  1. (slang) Food, especially convenience snack foods.
  2. (slang, with "the") Hunger, especially a craving for food as a result of cannabis or alcohol consumption.
    • 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.
    I've got the munchies.

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