munchy
adjEtymology From munch + -y (adjectival suffix).
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Informal Suitable for munching; characteristic of a snack.
- You never nibbled at munchier brownies than these.1932 February, Baker’s Chocolate, “Three Chocolate Praise-Winners that make guests say “Do give me your recipe””, in Ladies’ Home Journal, volume XLIX, number 2, Philadelphia, Pa.: The Curtis Publishing Company, page 44:
- And every slice will be the munchiest, tastiest toast you’ve ever eaten!1951 May 14, General Electric, ““Tailored Toast” to suit your taste!”, in LIFE, Chicago, Ill.: TIME Inc., page 13:
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- Topped with fresh or stewed fruit, sugar and milk, WEET-BIX is the munchiest, crunchiest, most downright delicious breakfast you’ve ever tasted.1960 September 14, Weet-Bix, “Happy idea for better family breakfasts”, in The Australian Women’s Weekly, volume 28, number 15, Sydney, N.S.W., page 34:
- Italian crust—crunchier, munchier, flakier by far.1960 October 6, Contadina, “turn italian tonight with contadina pizza mix—and save 25¢!”, in St. Louis Post-Dispatch, volume 82, number 276, St. Louis, Mo., page 12E:
- One day Little Cow said to her mother, “I’m going over to the other mountain. The grass is munchier over there.”1963, Jeanette Krinsley, “The Cow Went Over the Mountain”, in Little Golden Book Classics: Three Best-Loved Tales, New York, N.Y.: Golden Books; Racine, Wis.: Western Publishing Company, Inc., published 1992, →ISBN:
- The crunchiest, munchiest candy you ever tasted.1965 November 11, Kessler’s, “Barricini makes the crunchiest Butter Krunge in the world!”, in Pottstown Mercury, volume 35, number 38, Pottstown, Pa.: Pottstown Daily News Publishing Company, page thirty-eight: