"hangry" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈhæŋɡɹi/ Audio: En-au-hangry.ogg [Australia] Forms: more hangry [comparative], most hangry [superlative]
Rhymes: -æŋɡɹi Etymology: Blend of hungry + angry. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|hungry|angry}} Blend of hungry + angry Head templates: {{en-adj}} hangry (comparative more hangry, superlative most hangry)
  1. (slang) Hungry and angry, especially when the anger is induced by the hunger. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Anger Related terms: hanger Translations (hungry and angry): magenknurrend (Faroese), famirado [masculine] (Portuguese), hambrejado [masculine] (Spanish), โมโหหิว (moo-hǒo-hǐu) (Thai)

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