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# to desire, to want, to yearn for &mdash; with sexual overtones, "She’s got a serious faunch for that guy [[built like a gorilla]]" &mdash; or without, "I’m faunching for that [[collector]]’s edition."
# to hunt for: "He's gone on the faunch for some [[bheer]]."

Originally, a sort of vague, indeterminate yearning or tendency: ''Sehnsucht''; sometimes the physical activity resulting therefrom. Over the years it has become less vague and more intense a reaction, to the point that cries of "Faunch! Faunch!" may be heard, indicating a high degree of desire for the subject of the reaction. The extreme form is '''Faunching Backwards'''.

The term originated in [[mundania]], where it means “to display angry excitement: rant and rave,” according to Merriam-Webster. 

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A sort of vague, indeterminate yearning or tendency; sometimes, the physical activity resulting therefrom. 
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The curious history of this word in [[fandom]] deserves mention. "Faunch" first appeared in ''[[Pro-Phile]]'' in a review writ by [[Noel Loomis]]; he mentioned his "[[typewriter]] faunching at the platen while he finished reading a story". The word fascinated [[Boggs]], who used it years later in a [[WO3W]] letter; there it fascinated [[Grennell]] who used it in ''[[Grue]]'' and other places.  The word actually refers to the way a horse champs at the bit, impatient to prance away as soon as the reins are loosened. This is known as faunching at the bit and was a common expression of yore. It has gone into obscurity, naturally, since the advent of the [[automobiles|auto]]; [[fandom]] is probably one of the few places where it is still used. 
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