munchies
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munchies pl (normally plural, singular munchie or munchy)
- (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.
- (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[1]:
- 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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snack foods
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hunger
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craving for food as a result of use of cannabis
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