Definition of hangry in English:
hangry
adjectivehangriest, hangrier ˈhaŋɡriˈhæŋɡri
informal Bad-tempered or irritable as a result of hunger.
I get very hangry if I miss a meal
Example sentencesExamples
- To be your best self, it's helpful to eat a good breakfast (trust us, morning meetings are better when you're not hangry.
- Some people get hangry when their blood sugar levels drop and their irritability rises.
- We sat at the back bar and he was hangry so we ordered the nachos, thinking they were gonna be a snack.
- If you're hangry, try the hungry man's meal (3 meats with coleslaw and chips on the side).
- If I miss this snack I get a bit hangry by the time dinner rolls around at 7ish!
- Or, they were just really craving a milkshake and fries - I know how I get when I'm hangry.
- Nearing hangry status, we perused the two floors for our eatery options.
- I would have even had his portion if he wasn't also so hangry.
- We've all been there: tired, hangry, and without a piece of fresh produce or healthy snack in sight, and then a drive-thru beckons.
- I had my pitcher of margaritas so I wasn't too worried, but after everyone around us had appetizers I was getting hangry.
Origin
1990s: blend of hungry and angry.