Dictionary

hangry en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• [ˈhɛ̃ŋɡɹʷɪi̯] (Canada, US)
• [ˈheɪ̯ŋɡɹʷɪi̯] ~ /ˈhɛ̃ŋɡɹi/ (Canada, US)
• /ˈhæŋɡɹi/ without æ-raising
• [ˈhæŋɡɹʷɪi̯] without æ-raising
• (Australia) audio
• /ˈheɪ̯ŋɡɹi/ (Canada, US)

Etymology

Blend of hungry + angry.

Meanings

1. (slang) Hungry and angry, especially when the anger is induced by the hunger.
   • You know this if you've ever been hangry. You go through your day without stopping to eat, and for a while it doesn't matter. Then your stomach starts sending signals to your brain that it's waiting. 2018, Jean Chatzky, Women with Money: The Judgment-Free Guide to Creating the Joyful, Less Stressed, Purposeful (and, Yes, Rich) Life You Deserve, page 11:
   • Seriously, somebody needs to give this toddler a bottle and put him down for a nap. That baby pitches a fit when he gets hangry. 2011, Chris Haire, “I'm tired of writing about Nikki Haley”, in Charleston City Paper:
   • I also get really "hangry". 2005, L. R. Parenti, Durata Del Dramma: Life Of Drama, page 98:
   • Mission Control: "Get them pizza before they get hangry. Hungry and angry!" Astronaut: "We're hangry! Hungry and angry!" 2016, “People Pleaser”, in The Powerpuff Girls:
   • A monster was described as hangry, pronounced by the author as [aŋgri]. When asked whether it was angry or hungry, the author replied "Yes". 1994, Jean Harkins, Bridging Two Worlds:Aboriginal English and Crosscultural Understanding, page 162:
   • We're not talking about the fast-food giants or smaller chains, such as Wimpy's, both of which turn up frequently in the stripmalls that dot the Trail. No matter how hungry -- or even hangry -- you and your fellow travellers are, eschew these places. 2008, “The Great Southern Ontario Burger Trail”, in National Post:

Forms

Deriveds

hangrily

Relateds

hanger · hangriness

Translations (8)

de magenknurrend (hungry and angry) · es hambrejado (hungry and angry) · th โมโหหิว (hungry and angry) · fi nälkäkiukkuinen (hungry and angry) · ko 배고프다 (hungry and angry) · es tener enojambre (hungry and angry) · pt famirado (hungry and angry) · pl zły z powodu głodu (hungry and angry)