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- [muhn-chee]
- /ˈmʌn tʃi/
- /ˈmən.ˌtʃiz/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [muhn-chee]
- /ˈmʌn tʃi/
Definitions of munchies word
- adjective munchies crunchy or chewy. Informal. for snacking: munchy foods like popcorn and cookies. 1
- noun plural munchies munchies, Informal. food suitable or meant for snacking: Munchies were served before dinner. 1
- noun plural munchies the munchies, Slang. hunger, especially a craving for sweets or snacks: suffering from the munchies. 1
- noun munchies (slang) Food, especially convenience snack foods. 1
- noun plural munchies sudden hunger for snacks 1
- noun plural munchies If someone gets the munchies, they suddenly feel a strong desire to eat a snack or something sweet, especially when they have been taking drugs. 0
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Origin of munchies
First appearance:
before 1915 One of the 14% newest English words
1915-20; munch + -y1 or -y2
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Parts of speech for Munchies
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
munchies popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
munchies usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for munchies
noun munchies
- cocktail — A cocktail is an alcoholic drink which contains several ingredients.
- tidbit — a delicate bit or morsel of food.
- taste — to try or test the flavor or quality of (something) by taking some into the mouth: to taste food.
- sample — a small part of anything or one of a number, intended to show the quality, style, or nature of the whole; specimen.
- spread — to draw, stretch, or open out, especially over a flat surface, as something rolled or folded (often followed by out).
Antonyms for munchies
noun munchies
- dislike — to regard with displeasure, antipathy, or aversion: I dislike working. I dislike oysters.
- hate — to dislike intensely or passionately; feel extreme aversion for or extreme hostility toward; detest: to hate the enemy; to hate bigotry.
- hatred — the feeling of one who hates; intense dislike or extreme aversion or hostility.
- meal — a coarse, unsifted powder ground from the edible seeds of any grain: wheat meal; cornmeal.
- lot — lot (def 14).
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