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munchy

[ muhn-chee ]
/ ˈmʌn tʃi /

adjective, munch·i·er, munch·i·est. Also munch·ie.

(of food)
  1. crunchy or chewy.
  2. Informal. for snacking: munchy foods like popcorn and cookies.

noun, plural munch·ies.

munchies, Informal. food suitable or meant for snacking: Munchies were served before dinner.
the munchies, Slang. hunger, especially a craving for sweets or snacks: suffering from the munchies.

Words related to munchy

fare, snack, picnic, dessert, feast, refreshment, dinner, tea, table, special, luncheon, lunch, supper, breakfast, brunch, longing, itch, hankering, hunger, thirst

Words nearby munchy

munchausen syndrome by proxy, munchausen's syndrome, munchausen's syndrome by proxy, munchies, munchkin, munchy, muncie, munda, mundane, mundane astrology, mundanity

Origin of munchy

1915–20; munch + -y1 or -y2

OTHER WORDS FROM munchy

munch·i·ness, noun
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020