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The hunger that arrives uninvited and refuses to leave until the snack drawer is empty.
means A sudden, intense craving for snacks, classically triggered by cannabis use.
from American slang from the 1960s, when stoners noticed weed turned an empty fridge into a five-course emergency.
Brain chemistryTHC hijacks receptors that sharpen smell and appetite.
Sweet biasCannabis makes food taste markedly more rewarding.
Word ageMunch as nibbling dates to the 1300s.