hangrier; hangriest
informal
: irritable or angry because of hunger
To his credit, he knows not to drive while hangry.—
Genevieve Scarano
Genevieve Scarano… junk foods generally induce large rises in blood-glucose levels that come crashing down fast. Ultimately, they may leave you feeling hangrier.—Amanda Salis
Amanda SalisAs it turns out, being hangry–so hungry that you become angry–could be ruining your relationship and causing you to fight with your significant other.—Krystal Vivian
Krystal VivianExamples of hangry in a Sentence
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At one point, tempers flared in the drive-thru lane as a driver in a pickup truck gave up and somehow managed to pull off a U-turn, precipitating a hangry window-down exchange of epithets with the car behind him.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
If not, bring something everyone likes before the hangry vibes strike.
—Annabelle Canela, Parents, 14 Aug. 2025
The only thing more irritating than hangry children are hangry parents.
—Navdeep Singh Dhillon, Parents, 29 July 2025
Sinise is bringing his Lt. Dan Band to Maier Festival Park's Aurora Pavilion to play a benefit show for Skylight on July 14.
Don't go hangry
JS intern Jack Albright apparently has the cheat code for cheap eats around here.
—Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 10 July 2013
Maybe that involves resisting the urge to power walk past slowpokes on the sidewalk or taking a few deep breaths before firing off hangry messages to your late delivery driver.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 17 June 2025
Those boys were really hungry and a little bit hangry, some of them were shredding over Christmas.
—Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Eventually, the camera revealed Bell crouched beside Gossip Girl star Leighton Meester, joking that a hangry Meester wrote the dialogue.
—Lindsay Kimble, People.com, 24 Feb. 2025
Sure, the restaurant is great to bring Grandma and the hangry kids who just stood in a three-hour line to see Santa.
—Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 24 Nov. 2024
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Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
If not, bring something everyone likes before the hangry vibes strike.
—Annabelle Canela, Parents, 14 Aug. 2025
The only thing more irritating than hangry children are hangry parents.
—Navdeep Singh Dhillon, Parents, 29 July 2025
Sinise is bringing his Lt. Dan Band to Maier Festival Park's Aurora Pavilion to play a benefit show for Skylight on July 14.
Don't go hangry
JS intern Jack Albright apparently has the cheat code for cheap eats around here.
—Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 10 July 2013
Maybe that involves resisting the urge to power walk past slowpokes on the sidewalk or taking a few deep breaths before firing off hangry messages to your late delivery driver.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 17 June 2025
Those boys were really hungry and a little bit hangry, some of them were shredding over Christmas.
—Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Eventually, the camera revealed Bell crouched beside Gossip Girl star Leighton Meester, joking that a hangry Meester wrote the dialogue.
—Lindsay Kimble, People.com, 24 Feb. 2025
Sure, the restaurant is great to bring Grandma and the hangry kids who just stood in a three-hour line to see Santa.
—Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 24 Nov. 2024
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“Hangry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hangry. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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