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

have the munchies

To be insatiably hungry with 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 have the munchies, I just can't stop eating—it's one snack after another.
See also: have, munchies
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

have the ˈmunchies

(informal) suddenly feel hungry: Can I borrow some money? I’ve got the munchies and I haven’t got any money to buy anything.
Munchies is connected with the word munch, which means ‘eat something steadily and often noisily’.
See also: have, munchies
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

munchies

1. n. the need to eat after using marijuana. He came in late with the minchies, and we knew what he had been up to.
2. n. snacks, such as potato chips; any casual food. What kind of munchies are we going to have?
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
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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