Munch

//mʌntʃ// name, noun, verb, slang

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
  2. 2
    Edvard Munch, Norwegian artist.
Noun
  1. 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. 2
    a large bite wordnet
  3. 3
    An act of eating. colloquial, countable

    "We had a good munch at the chippy."

  4. 4
    Food. slang, uncountable

    "So once we had a shower with what only I can describe as a fitted garden hose with a broken head, ventured out to get some munch. We found a little restaurant, sat down and pretty much got told what we was ^([sic]) having."

  5. 5
    A casual meeting for those interested in BDSM, usually at a restaurant, bar or pub. countable

    "And thanks to the stunning paxie for getting it all together and creating the best munch ever in the history of munches. :)"

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  1. 6
    Someone who easily agrees to give oral sex. countable, derogatory, slang, uncountable

    "You thought I was feelin' you? (Nah) That nigga a munch."

Verb
  1. 1
    To chew with a grinding, crunching sound, and with the mouth closed. often

    "Jim was munching on a biscotti."

  2. 2
    crush with the teeth, making a grinding sound wordnet
  3. 3
    To eat vigorously or with excitement.

    "Watching old Bill munch his pancakes makes me hungry!"

Etymology

Etymology 1

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).

Etymology 2

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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