hangry

«hangry» in Mova's school dictionary: hungry — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (hangry, hangrier, hangriest; blend of hungry + angry; informal)

meaning for a pupil

1) (informal, humorous) bad-tempered or irritable because you are hungry. tree →

2) (euphemism) a light-hearted excuse for being grumpy. tree →

sense in the lessons

A modern blend word used jokingly in families, on social media and in adverts for snacks; informal, all regions. It blames hunger rather than the person for a bad mood.

examples

• Feed me now, I'm getting hangry! tree →
• My little brother gets hangry before lunch. tree →
• Sorry I snapped, I was just hangry. tree →
• The snack advert says, "Don't get hangry, grab a bar." tree →
• Dad's always hangry if dinner is late. tree →
• The hangry toddler threw her spoon on the floor. tree →
• Scientists say low blood sugar can make people hangry. tree →
• Being hangry doesn't make it OK to be rude. tree →

note

«Hangry» is hungry + angry joined (a blend), like brunch = breakfast + lunch. Trap: informal, not for formal writing. Plain words: grumpy because hungry.

In the corpora

• "Hangry" means cross because of hunger (jokey).

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «hangry» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.