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‘hangry’ And Thousands Of Other Words Made It Into The OED by clementy117(m): 10:19pm On Feb 11, 2018
The word HANGRY have been around for awhile and you may have heard of it. Finally, the word which portray a genuine emotion has been add to Oxford English Dictionary (OED).

HANGRY according to the Oxford English Dictionary is defined as being ‘bad-tempered or irritable as a result of hunger’.

That sounds right because we all must at one time feel this emotion. After all the is a saying “an hungry man is an angry man”.

Have ever come back from school or work hungry and can’t fine the food you kept in the fridge? Believe me you will be HANGRY.

Those that get moody when the order food and it is not delivered on time, are said to express the HANGRY emotion.

To read more, Visit the link below:
http://infocontemporary.com/2018/02/04/hangry-thousands-words-made-oed/
Re: ‘hangry’ And Thousands Of Other Words Made It Into The OED by clementy117(m): 11:46pm On May 15, 2018
Wow more words to learn. English is always get new words. Such a fluid language

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