Etymology

drunchies

drunch·ies
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Today it means: A craving for food as a result of alcohol consumption. Full definition →

First used early 21st c.English munchies
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The story

  1. Englishdrunk
  2. Englishmunchie /munchy
  3. Englishmunchies
  4. English todaydrunchies

Blend of drunk (“intoxicated as a result of excessive alcohol consumption”, adjective) + munchies (“hunger, especially a craving for food as a result of cannabis or alcohol consumption”).

First known use, by meaning

  • from early 21st c. A craving for food as a result of alcohol consumption.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.