Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)
Written by Ryan Reynolds, Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick, Zeb Wells, Shawn Levy
Directed by Shawn Levy
Starring (in this scene): Ryan Reynolds (Deadpool), Hugh Jackman (Wolverine), Matthew Macfadyen (Mr. Paradox)
Chef’s Note: The term “peckish” is often a troublesome term. It is seems quite specific in certain instances, yet also quite ambiguous in others.
In the original UK rendering, it refers to wanting to eat something but not necessarily feeling hungry, per se. In this way, Mr. Paradox is quite straightforward in his confession: “I’m eating my feelings.”
In the US, though, peckish now sometimes refers to feeling irritable or annoyed – a version of hangry, perhaps?
Etymologically speaking, it comes from a reference to birds pecking at food – which seems a both light and dainty activity. But then when one really considers how much your average bird eats, the whole meaning becomes mysterious again.
In any case, I hope we can all agree that hunger pangs, even when minimal &/or projectional, should not be utilized as justification for the deletion of entire time streams.