munchies

Converse of object

• get: Golden plovers seem to get the night-time munchies - under the cover of darkness, they eat 70 per cent more worms per minute!
• have: Many also have the munchies, an intense craving for food.

Adjective modifier

• mid-afternoon: I'm off for some mid-afternoon munchies of my own.
• late-night: It couldn't possibly be that you had a now-forgotten attack of the late-night munchies, could it now?

Noun used with modifier

• midnight: Once all your bugs are gone ( midnight munchies, no food in the house!
• midday: Midday Munchies - Make a tasty treat that your colleagues can't resist and ask them for a donation.