get the munchies

get the munchies

To become insatiably hungry so that one has the urge to continuously eat, especially snack foods. The term is often used to describe one of the stereotypical effects of marijuana use. When I get the munchies, I just can't stop eating—it's one snack after another.
See also: get, munchies
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • cooking for one
  • 1FTR
  • drive (one) out of office
  • force (one) out of office
  • force out of office
  • as one door closes, another (one) opens
  • as one door closes, another one opens
  • as one door closes, another opens
  • give head
  • give somebody their head
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