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Famished

Very hungry (slightly formal)

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I’m freaking hungry!

Strong casual hunger

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Hankering

Specific craving

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Eager

Ready to eat (formal)

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Got the munchies

Snack cravings (often post-cannabis)

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Greedy

Playful over-eagerness

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Flying light

Mild hunger (aviation metaphor)

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Hoggish

Gluttonous hunger

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I’m hungry as a bear!

Intense hunger (wilderness theme)

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Please don’t be mad at me

Fearful/childlike plea

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Hollow

Empty-stomach feeling

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Starved

Extreme deprivation

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I’m so hungry I could eat a scabby horse

Extreme humorous hunger

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I’m hungry as a wolf!

Extreme hunger (animal metaphor)

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Ravenous

Animalistic hunger

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Famishing

Archaic extreme hunger

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Keen

British-style readiness

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My tummy is talking to me

Childlike hunger

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That’s not for me

Neutral rejection

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I am not passionate about it

Neutral way to express lack of interest

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I don’t appreciate it

Polite but firm disapproval

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I’m not a big fan of it

Polite way to express dislike

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I’m not really fond of it

Polite, mild dislike

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I’ve had enough

Reached limit of tolerance

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