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Hanger vs Hangry - What's the difference?

hanger | hangry |

As a verb hanger

is to eat.

As an adjective hangry is

(label) hungry and angry, especially when the anger is induced by the hunger.

hanger

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • One who hangs, or causes to be hanged; a hangman.
  • That by which a thing is suspended. Especially:
  • # A strap hung to the girdle, by which a dagger or sword is suspended.
  • # (machines) A part that suspends a journal box in which shafting runs.
  • # A bridle iron
  • # A clothes hanger
  • That which hangs or is suspended, as a sword worn at the side; especially, in the 18th century, a short, curved sword.
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  • (UK) A steep, wooded declivity.
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  • Usage notes

    Not to be confused with hangar (a garage-like building for airplanes).

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    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (label) Hungry and angry, especially when the anger is induced by the hunger.
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