chuck habit

chuck habit

1. The intense hunger felt by a drug addict whose narcotics intake is cut off: He'd gotten the chuck horrors: for two full days he'd eaten candy bars, sweet rolls and strawberry malteds
2. The voracious eating that comes from extreme hunger: the ''chuck horrors,'' that awful animal craving for food that comes after missing half a dozen meals
3. Insanity resulting from imprisonment or fear of imprisonment (1920s+)