the munchies

plural noun

informal

: a feeling of hunger

I have a serious case of the munchies.

I always get/have the munchies when I'm watching TV.

Examples of the munchies in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Here’s what satisfying the munchies could cost you. Got the munchies? —Andreina Rodriguez, CNBC, 21 May 2026

And don’t forget to sample some poutine, a dish of French fries and cheese curds topped with hot brown beef and chicken gravy—perfect for the munchies at halftime. —Alex Ledsom, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2026

And no one chases down the munchies quite like skiers. —Outside Online, 24 Dec. 2025

After two years of serving customers who had the munchies, Irie — a high-end restaurant that was part of a cannabis dispensary and lounge — has closed. —Richard Guzman, Daily News, 17 Nov. 2025

Cannabis notoriously begets the munchies, and those munchies almost inevitably lead to pizza. —Timothy Depeugh, Charlotte Observer, 7 Nov. 2025

Or enough to give a blue whale a serious case of the munchies? —Kevin Jacobsen, EW.com, 2 Aug. 2025

Rhymes for the munchies

• abcs
• absentees
• addressees
• adoptees
• allottees
• amputees
• antifreeze
• appellees
• appointees
• arrestees
• artistes
• assamese