"hungries" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: A fanciful plural of hungry Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} hungries pl (plural only)
  1. (slang) Hunger or cravings for food. Tags: plural, plural-only, slang
    Sense id: en-hungries-en-noun-2IgYExea Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum

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          "ref": "1993, Henry St. Clair Whitehead, Robert Ervin Howard, To sleep, perchance to dream ... nightmare: thirty terrifying tales",
          "text": "\"At my age, I'm lucky to get the hungries at all,\" he answered",
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          "ref": "1990, Mary Joan Oexmann, The Heart Factor Food Plan",
          "text": "You have just been attacked by the hungries!",
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