Hangry
The term, meaning bad-tempered or irritable as a result of hunger, was added to the Oxford English Dictionary in the January 2018 update.
When I used to live in England (2005-2010), my friends and people, in general, found it funny that the word hungry and Hungary sound very similar, or they really didn't know how to pronounce Hungary. I often found myself in conversations that sounded something like the following.
- So, you are from Hungry.
- Almost, you left out the letter 'a', it's Hungary. H-u-n-g-a-r-y. But, when I am hungry, I am a hungry Hungarian. And sometimes I am hangry, an angry, hungry Hungarian.
I love playing on words😀.
However, this is not just playing on words. It's real.
People often get hangry when their blood sugar level is low, so do I.
People often get hangry when their blood sugar level is low, so do I.
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