单词 | hangry |
释义 | hangryadj. colloquial. Bad-tempered or irritable as a result of hunger. ΚΠ 1918 A. Ransome Let. 28 May in R. Chambers Last Englishman (2009) xv. 209 The elephant is very hungry and hangry from having had no dinner. 1956 Amer. Imago 13 381 More complicated samples [of contraction]: slabor for slave labor, meducation for medical education.., hangry for hungry and angry. 1994 J. Harkins Bridging Two Worlds vi. 162 A monster was described in a story as hangry... When asked whether it was angry or hungry, the author replied ‘Yes’. 2005 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 1 Dec. g5 Those who say their hunger frequently morphs into anger describe themselves as ‘hangry’. 2017 Daily Rec. & Sunday Mail (Nexis) 21 May 32 Hangry passengers stuck on a train that was delayed for three hours ordered in pizza. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1918 |
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