hangry
adjCA, US /ˈheɪ̯ŋɡɹi/ · /ˈhæŋɡɹi/
Etymology Blend of hungry + angry.
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Slang Hungry and angry, especially when the anger is induced by the hunger.
- A monster was described as hangry, pronounced by the author as [aŋgri]. When asked whether it was angry or hungry, the author replied "Yes".1994, Jean Harkins, Bridging Two Worlds:Aboriginal English and Crosscultural Understanding, page 162:
- I also get really "hangry".2005, L. R. Parenti, Durata Del Dramma: Life Of Drama, page 98:
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- We're not talking about the fast-food giants or smaller chains, such as Wimpy's, both of which turn up frequently in the stripmalls that dot the Trail. No matter how hungry -- or even hangry -- you and your fellow travellers are, eschew these places.2008, “The Great Southern Ontario Burger Trail”, in National Post:
- Seriously, somebody needs to give this toddler a bottle and put him down for a nap. That baby pitches a fit when he gets hangry.2011, Chris Haire, “I'm tired of writing about Nikki Haley”, in Charleston City Paper:
- Mission Control: "Get them pizza before they get hangry. Hungry and angry!" Astronaut: "We're hangry! Hungry and angry!"2016, “People Pleaser”, in The Powerpuff Girls:
- You know this if you've ever been hangry. You go through your day without stopping to eat, and for a while it doesn't matter. Then your stomach starts sending signals to your brain that it's waiting.2018, Jean Chatzky, Women with Money: The Judgment-Free Guide to Creating the Joyful, Less Stressed, Purposeful (and, Yes, Rich) Life You Deserve, page 11:
- Related terms
- hanger, hangriness