munchie

Meanings

1. 1nouncountable

   A small snack, especially one eaten casually between meals.

   Grammar: Countable; often used in the plural 'munchies' to mean snacks in general.

   Patterns

   • a munchie
   • the munchies

   I bought some munchies for the road trip.

   She always keeps munchies in her desk drawer.

   We had a few munchies before dinner.

2. 2nounpluralinformal

   A sudden feeling of hunger, especially after using cannabis.

   Grammar: Used in the phrase 'the munchies'; takes a plural verb.

   Patterns

   • get the munchies
   • have the munchies

   After smoking, he got the munchies and ate a whole pizza.

   The munchies hit me late at night.

Word forms

Common combinations

get the munchies

I always get the munchies when I stay up late.

have the munchies

Do you have the munchies? There are chips in the cupboard.

a bag of munchies

He grabbed a bag of munchies for the movie.

Synonyms and how they differ

snack

More neutral and common; 'munchie' is informal and often suggests a light, casual bite.

nibble

Suggests small bites or finger food, while 'munchie' is a general snack.

Word family

munch verb

To eat something steadily, often noisily.

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