munchies
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: mŭn'chiz, IPA(key): /ˈmʌn(t)ʃiːz/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈmʌn(t)ʃiz/
Audio (Australian): (file) - Hyphenation: munch‧ies
Noun
[edit]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|Hunger, especially a craving for food as a result of alcohol or cannabis 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 The New York Times[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC:
- 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.
- (slang) Cannabis edibles.
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]convenience snack foods
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hunger — see also hunger
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craving for food as a result of use of cannabis
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