hangry

[hang-gree] /ˈhæŋ gri/

adjective, hangrier, hangriest. Slang.

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

Origin of hangry

1995-2000

1995-2000; blend of hungry and angry

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The buzzing of the B's was so interminable, 'Anbury was so hangry, that it seemed there really must be some fire under the smoke.

Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 108, March 16, 1895 Various

British Dictionary definitions for hangry

hangry

/ˈhæŋgrɪ/

adjective -grier, -griest

(jocular) irritable as a result of feeling hungry

Word Origin

blend of hungry and angry

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