Yes, iPhone, I do mean ‘hangry’ — and finally, the Oxford English Dictionary has my back. The dictionary’s editors just added 1,000 words to www.oxforddictionaries.com, with ‘hangry,’ ‘wine o’clock’ and ‘cheffy’ among them. Awesomesauce. (Which yes, is also one of the added words.)
Below, find a full list of the food slang that’s been pervasive enough to earn a dictionary spot, complete with our made-up sentences to help clarify usage.
Beer o’clock: “Are you having another beer?” “Every hour is beer o’clock during football games.”
Cakeage (not to be confused with a woman wearing 10 pounds of makeup): “Did the restaurant seriously add a cakeage fee to my bill for this birthday cake I brought in?”
Cat cafe: “Do you want to get a cup of coffee at the cat cafe? Or is it like a dog park and you can’t get in without a cat?”
Cheffy: “You made your own ketchup for this burger? That’s so cheffy of you.”
Cidery: “His kiss tasted cidery — he definitely stole that last bottle of Redd’s from my fridge.”
Cupcakery: “I was hoping a burrito place would move in next door, but it’s just another one of those cupcakeries with $4 cupcakes.”
Hangry: “I didn’t mean to snap at you. I haven’t eaten lunch yet, and I’m super hangry.”
Snackable: “Take these chips away from me. They’re way too snackable.”
Wine o’clock: “I just had the worst day at work. Pop open that rose, because it is definitely wine o’clock.”
Have any favorite food-related words that didn’t make Oxford’s cut? Tweet them to us @ChiTribFood with the hashtag #favoritefoodslang.
Lindsey Compton is a freelance reporter.
