# munchies

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈmʌnt͡ʃiz/ · frequency rank #40,804

## Definitions
1. Food, especially convenience snack foods.
2. Hunger, especially a craving for food as a result of cannabis or alcohol consumption.
3. cannabis edibles

## Etymology
From munchie /munchy + -s.

## Easily confused with
- **Muncie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/munchies-vs-muncie)
- **munching** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/munchies-vs-munching)

## Common misspellings (12)
`mmunchies`, `mnuchies`, `mucnhies`, `muncchies`, `muncheis`, `munchhies`, `munchiess`, `munchise`, `muncihes`, `munhcies`, `munnchies`, `umnchies`

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