faunch
/fɔːnt͡ʃ/
faunch noun: a desire; a yearning.
Noun
faunch (plural faunches)
- A desire; a yearning.
- Byrne was the best thing about *Man in the Iron Mask*, as far as plot and acting. I do confess a faunch for John Malkovitch, and DiCaprio should be allowed to develop his considerable latent acting abilities.1999 January 19, Kathy Routliffe, “Re: Mame”, in rec.arts.sf.fandom (Usenet), message-ID <36A3FCD4.5097D338@flash.net>
- Me, I'd caution against a Worldcon as one's first convention for somebody who has such a faunch -- not to the point of avoiding it, if one were handy -- as while there's a lot that's fun at a Worldcon, it tends to be on the largish side, it's fairly easy to get lostish, and in most times and places...2001 September 5, Joel Rosenberg, “Re: Waaaaaaaaaah I wanna go to a Con!”, in rec.arts.sf.fandom (Usenet), message-ID <huwl7.256335$Jg.32070285@typhoon.kc.rr.com>
Verb
faunch (third-person singular simple present faunches, present participle faunching, simple past and past participle faunched)
- To bite the bit, especially when restless; to champ.
- Instead of the fine faunching black mare he usually rode he was on a light grey today, a little slower if it came to a run from the Indians or a buffalo stampede, but much less conspicuous against the snow.1954, Mari Sandoz, The Buffalo Hunters, published 2008, →ISBN, page 6
- Ecstatic, they faunched and gamboled and I could hardly get them in the traces.1986, Jerry Bumpus, Heroes and Villains, →ISBN, The Outdoorsman, page 59
- To complain; to rant; to rave.
- But on the evening before election, a staunch Democrat who had been on one of our telephone jobs came to my door — just faunching and spluttering.1931, Anne Ellis, Plain Anne Ellis, published 1997, →ISBN, page 151
- You won't make nothing the day I die. I'll go out fighting and faunching.1943, John B. Sanford, The People from Heaven, published 1995, →ISBN, page 5
- To worry; to be eager; to show impatience.
- Rather than have me fidget and faunch while waiting in line (I'd neglected to bring a book) my wife sent me off to the music store with her blessing, with the promise to send our daughter Celia to fetch me when we finally got our table an hour later.1998 June 2, Wade Hampton Miller, “There's a nice archtop for sale at Downtown Disney”, in rec.music.makers.guitar.acoustic (Usenet), message-ID <1998060219431000.PAA29427@ladder01.news.aol.com>
- Licking his fingers, Pat buckled on his white helmet and went to work. Wilkinson's relieving elevens were always faunching to go into action anyhow.2003, Harold Keith, Forty-Seven Straight, →ISBN, page 166
- To desire; to yearn; to covet.
- He is a young fellow, not long out of adolescence, who faunches to set the world on fire but isn't sure how to go about it.1959, Richard "Dick" Harris Eney, Fancyclopedia II, Joe Fann/Jophan
- I've long faunched for these, and they turned out to be better constructed than I expected, and even included a padded carry bag.1996 January, Eric Lindsay, Gegenschein, number 73, Winter Convention Trip in the USA, June 1994
Forms of faunch
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | faunches |
| alternative form | fauch |
| alternative form | fawnch |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | faunches |
| present participle | faunching |
| past participle | faunched |
| past | faunched |
Origin of faunch
Uncertain. Used in Midland American English and Western American English. Entered the fanspeak body of slang after writer Noel Loomis used it in a review in Pro-Phile.
Words formed from faunch
- faunch and rear
- faunch at the bit
Words that rhyme with faunch
Questions about faunch
- What does faunch mean?
- Faunch means a desire; a yearning.
- What part of speech is faunch?
- Faunch can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce faunch?
- Faunch is pronounced /fɔːnt͡ʃ/.
- What is the plural of faunch?
- The plural of faunch is faunches.
Words near faunch in the dictionary
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