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munch.

To chew with a grinding, crunching sound, and with the mouth closed.

5 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/mʌntʃ/Received-Pronunciation
  1. To chew with a grinding, crunching sound, and with the mouth closed.

    often
    Jim was munching on a biscotti.
  2. To eat vigorously or with excitement.

    Watching old Bill munch his pancakes makes me hungry!
Where this word comes from

From Middle English monchen, a variant of mocchen, mucchen ("to munch (food); chew audibly"; > Modern English dialectal mouch), probably imitative in origin (compare English crunch; German mampfen).

noun/mʌntʃ/Received-Pronunciation
  1. A location or restaurant where good food can be expected, or an instance of eating at such a place.

    colloquial · countable
    Sally is having a breakfast munch at her place!
  2. An act of eating.

    colloquial · countable
    We had a good munch at the chippy.
  3. Food.

    slang · uncountable
  4. A casual meeting for those interested in BDSM, usually at a restaurant, bar or pub.

    countable
  5. Someone who easily agrees to give oral sex.

    countable · derogatory · slang · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Middle English monchen, a variant of mocchen, mucchen ("to munch (food); chew audibly"; > Modern English dialectal mouch), probably imitative in origin (compare English crunch; German mampfen).

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