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# hangry

adjective (hangry, hangrier, hangriest; blend of hungry + angry; informal)

«hangry» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (informal, humorous) bad-tempered or irritable because you are hungry. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/H/hangry/#m1)
2. (euphemism) a light-hearted excuse for being grumpy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/H/hangry/#m2)

### In the lessons

A modern blend word used jokingly in families, on social media and in adverts for snacks; informal, all regions. It blames hunger rather than the person for a bad mood.

### Examples

- Feed me now, I'm getting hangry! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/H/hangry/#x1)
- My little brother gets hangry before lunch. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/H/hangry/#x2)
- Sorry I snapped, I was just hangry. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/H/hangry/#x3)
- The snack advert says, "Don't get hangry, grab a bar." [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/H/hangry/#x4)
- Dad's always hangry if dinner is late. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/H/hangry/#x5)
- The hangry toddler threw her spoon on the floor. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/H/hangry/#x6)
- Scientists say low blood sugar can make people hangry. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/H/hangry/#x7)
- Being hangry doesn't make it OK to be rude. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/H/hangry/#x8)

### Note

«Hangry» is hungry + angry joined (a blend), like brunch = breakfast + lunch. Trap: informal, not for formal writing. Plain words: grumpy because hungry.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «hangry»](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/H/hangry/): every meaning and example of this page parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«hangry» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/hangry.html) on Mova free.