munch

== English == === Etymology === 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). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /mʌntʃ/ Rhymes: -ʌntʃ === Verb === munch (third-person singular simple present munches, present participle munching, simple past and past participle munched) (often with "on") To chew with a grinding, crunching sound, and with the mouth closed. To eat vigorously or with excitement. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === munch (countable and uncountable, plural munches) (countable, colloquial) A location or restaurant where good food can be expected, or an instance of eating at such a place. (countable, colloquial) An act of eating. (uncountable, slang) Food. (countable, BDSM) A casual meeting for those interested in BDSM, usually at a restaurant, bar or pub. (New York drill music, slang, derogatory) Someone who easily agrees to give oral sex. [popularized, if not invented, by Ice Spice from August 2022] == Luxembourgish == === Alternative forms === muench, munnech === Etymology === From Middle High German manec, from Old High German manag. Cognate with German manch, Dutch menig, English many. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /munɕ/ === Pronoun === munch many ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== munchmol