Lordandmaster -> RE: Where did the term "munch" come from? (12/11/2006 3:38:51 PM)
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I know this is an old thread, but I happened to be looking into a different word, and discovered by serendipity where "munch" comes from. It's not a melding of "meeting" and "lunch." It's almost certainly related to the (now rarely used) English verb "to munge/maunge," meaning "to eat greedily," which is itself derived from French "manger." Anyway, "munch" goes back to the 15th century. Even Chaucer used it (Troilus and Criseyde, where it's spelled "monche," for those of you scoring at home). So although BDSM types have done a lot of good deeds in this world, inventing the word "munch" isn't on the list. quote:
ORIGINAL: EvilGeoff "Munch" is the contraction and melding of two words - "meeting" and "lunch" - It was originally used to describe a gathering of people over the mid-day meal. A "Meeting for Lunch". Literally. It has since become a term used in the BDSM community to describe almost any meeting where eating will be part of the function and play will not. Whether it's breakfast, lunch, or dinner, in a restaurant or meeting room, whether the meal is served or everyone chips in for "pot luck", if there are kinky folks and food in a fairly vanilla environment, it's a "munch".
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