🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

간식

Pronunciation / Transliteration: gansik

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Munchies/ˈmʌn.tʃiz/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1800 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"영화를 보고 나서 우리는 모두 간식이 먹고 싶어서 피자를 주문하기로 했습니다."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A strong desire for snacks or food, often associated with a state of hunger or cravings.

    "After the movie, we all had the munchies and decided to order pizza."
  2. 2

    A term commonly used to describe the cravings for food that occur after consuming marijuana.

    "He got the munchies and raided the kitchen for chips and cookies."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'munchies' is derived from the verb 'munch', which originated in the late 19th century, likely from the dialectal word 'munch', meaning to chew or eat noisily. The playful suffix '-ies' suggests a casual or informal context, often associated with cravings for snacks, particularly when under the influence of cannabis.

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