hangry

American  

[hang-gree] / ˈhæŋ gri /

adjective

Slang.

hangrier, hangriest

1. feeling irritable or irrationally angry as a result of being hungry.

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hangry British  

/ ˈhæŋgrɪ /

adjective

1. humorous irritable as a result of feeling hungry

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Etymology

Origin of hangry

First recorded in 1915–20; h(ungry) ( def. ) + angry ( def. )

Example Sentences

Nothing is fun on vacation if your kid gets “hangry.”

From Los Angeles Times

Mahaffy, who starred in the exuberant revival of “A Man of No Importance” at A Noise Within last season, is more insistently peckish — hungry rather than hangry.

From Los Angeles Times

On the flip side, feeling "hangry" – the phenomenon where hunger manifests in the form of anger or irritability – illustrates how what we eat, or don't eat, can also provoke negative emotions.

From Salon

“Calm down, girl. I didn’t have a vision. I knew you’d survive because I know what you made of. You a force, Nic Blake. Especially when you hangry. Then it’s watch out.”

From Literature

As a certifiably hangry type, I know that my outlook on life gets bleaker when my blood sugar dips.

From Salon