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munchy

munchy

1 4.9
Food that is easy to eat and good for snacking
  • adjective
  • /ˈmʌn.tʃi/
  • Informal
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  • These chips are so munchy!

Examples

  • After school, he always looks for something munchy to eat while doing homework.

  • The party table was filled with munchy treats like popcorn and pretzels.

  • She brought a bag of munchy chips to share at the picnic.

  • I love munchy snacks like popcorn.

  • The children loved the munchy snacks at the birthday party.

  • These munchy granola bars are perfect for a quick lunch.

  • I always have some munchy popcorn ready for movie night.

Synonyms

chewable
vsmunchy
3 1.4

Easy to eat by biting with the teeth

is mainly about being good to eat between meals rather than ease of chewing
snacky
vsmunchy
  • Informal
1 3.9

Small foods you eat between meals

also emphasises being easy to chew rather than only small snack size
crunchable
vsmunchy
3.7

Has a firm, crisp texture and makes a crackling sound when you bite it

is mainly about being good for snacking or easy to chew rather than crunchy

How Snackable

munchy
  • Informal
1 4.9
snacky
  • Informal
1 3.9

Surface Forms

munchy positive

Morphology

munchy = munch (transparent) = munch + y

Formed by the productive adjective-forming suffix '-y' from 'munch', yielding 'characterized by or suitable for munching', which is directly inferable.

Etymology

Munchy comes from the simple sound word munch ('to chew') plus the ending -y. So food called munchy is easy to chew or just right for a snack.