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hangry

Syllables: han·gry/ˈhæŋɡɹi/US/ˈheɪ̯ŋɡɹi/

hangry adjective: hungry and angry, especially when the anger is induced by the hunger.

Adjective

hangry (comparative hangrier, superlative hangriest)

  1. (slang) Hungry and angry, especially when the anger is induced by the hunger.
    • A monster was described as hangry, pronounced by the author as [aŋgri]. When asked whether it was angry or hungry, the author replied "Yes".1994, Jean Harkins, Bridging Two Worlds:Aboriginal English and Crosscultural Understanding, page 162
    • I also get really "hangry".2005, L. R. Parenti, Durata Del Dramma: Life Of Drama, page 98

hangry meaning in Tamil and Thai

hangry in Tamil

பசிச்சினம்

hangry in Thai

hungry and angry
โมโหหิว moo-hǒo-hǐu

Examples of hangry in a sentence

  • No matter how hungry -- or even hangry -- you and your fellow travellers are, eschew these places.2008, “The Great Southern Ontario Burger Trail”, in National Post:
  • That baby pitches a fit when he gets hangry.2011, Chris Haire, “I'm tired of writing about Nikki Haley”, in Charleston City Paper:
  • You know this if you've ever been hangry.2018, Jean Chatzky, Women with Money: The Judgment-Free Guide to Creating the Joyful, Less Stressed, Purposeful (and, Yes, Rich) Life You...

Forms of hangry

comparativehangrier
superlativehangriest

Origin of hangry

Blend of hungry + angry.

Words formed from hangry

Words that rhyme with hangry

Questions about hangry

What does hangry mean?
Hangry means hungry and angry, especially when the anger is induced by the hunger.
What is hangry in Tamil?
Hangry in Tamil is பசிச்சினம். See Hangry meaning in Tamil.
How do you use hangry in a sentence?
No matter how hungry -- or even hangry -- you and your fellow travellers are, eschew these places.
What part of speech is hangry?
Hangry is an adjective.
How do you pronounce hangry?
Hangry is pronounced /ˈhæŋɡɹi/.

Words near hangry in the dictionary

  1. hangovers
  2. hangrier
  3. hangriest
  4. hangrily
  5. hangriness
  6. hangry
  7. hangs
  8. hangs a left
  9. hangs a leg
  10. hangs a Louie
  11. hangs a Ralph

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: hangry (page history and authors); hangry (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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