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a craving so loud your body files a formal complaint.
means A persistent, restless longing or craving for something.
from From the verb "hanker," which surfaced in English in the early 1600s. It's likely related to the Dutch "hankeren," to long or yearn, itself probably tied to "hangen," to hang — picture a desire that hangs about you, dangling and lingering and refusing to leave.
- old roots
- Likely from Dutch hankeren, meaning to long or hang after
- hangs on you
- Shares a hanging ancestor, like desire dangling in midair
- physical pull
- Often paired with food, naming a hunger you can't reason away
- folksy badge
- Reads as down-home American, rarely heard in stiff boardrooms
for instance
twinkies hankering survivor — richard gottfried survived 51 days in nevada wilderness in 1992 sustained by desire to reach civilization for twinkies
escolar fish craving japan — japanese consumers' hankering for buttery escolar fish led to widespread gastrointestinal illness outbreaks in the 1980s-1990s