# faunch

> English word · Noun · IPA /fɔːnt͡ʃ/

## Definitions
1. A desire; a yearning.

## Etymology
Uncertain. Used in Midland American English and Western American English. Entered the fanspeak body of slang after writer Noel Loomis used it in a review in Pro-Phile.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/faunch