English Explanatory Dictionary

faunch

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A desire; a yearning.
verb
  1. To bite the bit, especially when restless; to champ.
  2. To complain; to rant; to rave.
  3. To worry; to be eager; to show impatience.
  4. To desire; to yearn; to covet.

Pronunciation

/fɔːnt͡ʃ/

Word forms

faunch faunches fauch fawnch faunching faunched

Etymology

Uncertain. Used in Midland American English and Western American English. Entered the fanspeak body of slang after writer Noel Loomis used it in a review in Pro-Phile.

Derived words

faunch and rear faunch at the bit
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