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verb (used with object)
1.
to chew with steady or vigorous working of the jaws, often audibly.
verb (used without object)
2.
to chew steadily or vigorously, often audibly.
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Munch out
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| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
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noun
Verb phrase3.
Informal. a snack.
4.
munch out, Slang. to snack especially extensively or frequently.
Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English monchen, variant of mocchen; imitative
1375–1425; late Middle English monchen, variant of mocchen; imitative
Related forms
munch·er, noun
un·munched, adjective
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Word Origin & History
munch
late 14c., mocchen, imitative (cf. crunch), or perhaps from O.Fr. mangier, from L. manducare "to chew." Related: Munched; munching. Munchies "food or snack" is first attested 1959; sense of "craving for food after smoking marijuana" is first attested 1971.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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