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munchies

Syllables: munch·iesUK/ˈmʌn(t)ʃiːz/US/ˈmʌn(t)ʃiz/

munchies noun: food, especially convenience snack foods.

Noun

munchies pl (normally plural, singular munchie or munchy)

  1. (plural, plural-normally, slang) Food, especially convenience snack foods.
    • 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.1988 May 7, Christopher Wittke, “It Takes Two To Tango”, in Gay Community News, page 8
  2. (plural, plural-normally, slang) Hunger, especially a craving for food as a result of alcohol or cannabis consumption.
    • I've got the munchies.
    • I got the munchies, we got the Mary Jane in the Dungeon / Just to let you niggas know in '93, that's how we coming1993, “Player’s Ball”, performed by OutKast
  3. (plural, plural-normally, slang) Cannabis edibles.

Examples of munchies in a sentence

  • Hey, if you guys get the munchies, there's helluv candy in the cupboard.
  • For munchies try deep-fried jalapeño coins, jumbo Buffalo wings, and hush puppies with a sweet edge.
  • Creamcheese can be substituted for Brie for an equally tasty munchie.

All 11 example sentences with munchies

Forms of munchies

singularmunchie
singularmunchy

Origin of munchies

From munchie /munchy + -s.

Words formed from munchies

Questions about munchies

What does munchies mean?
Munchies means food, especially convenience snack foods.
What part of speech is munchies?
Munchies is a noun.
How do you pronounce munchies?
Munchies is pronounced /ˈmʌn(t)ʃiːz/ (UK).

Words near munchies in the dictionary

  1. munchie
  2. munchie box
  3. munchie boxes
  4. munchied
  5. munchier
  6. munchies
  7. munchiest
  8. munchil
  9. munchils
  10. munching
  11. munchings

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