munch.
To chew with a grinding, crunching sound, and with the mouth closed.
Meaning & usage
To chew with a grinding, crunching sound, and with the mouth closed.
Jim was munching on a biscotti.
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).
A location or restaurant where good food can be expected, or an instance of eating at such a place.
Sally is having a breakfast munch at her place!
An act of eating.
We had a good munch at the chippy.
Food.
A casual meeting for those interested in BDSM, usually at a restaurant, bar or pub.
Someone who easily agrees to give oral sex.
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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