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scrunchy

/ˈskɹʌnt͡ʃi/

scrunchy is the alternative spelling of scrunchie.

Meaning of scrunchie

Noun

scrunchie (plural scrunchies)

  1. A small elasticated ring of fabric placed around long hair to hold it in place behind the head.
    • Mr. Burns: Simpson! You'll rue the day you took a pie tin, made two holes for eyes, and tied a rubber band around the back! / Homer Simpson: It's not a rubber band, it's a Scrunchie!2004, “Simple Simpson”, in The Simpsons, season 15, episode 19 (television production)
    Synonyms:
    gogo

Adjective

scrunchy (comparative scrunchier, superlative scrunchiest)

  1. (informal) Scrunched up; creased or wrinkled.

Forms of scrunchy

Noun
pluralscrunchies
Adjective
comparativescrunchier
superlativescrunchiest

Origin of scrunchy

From scrunch + -y.

Words formed from scrunchy

Phrases with scrunchy

Questions about scrunchy

What does scrunchy mean?
Scrunchy means scrunched up; creased or wrinkled.
What is scrunchy the alternative spelling of?
Scrunchy is the alternative spelling of scrunchie.
What part of speech is scrunchy?
Scrunchy is an adjective.
How do you pronounce scrunchy?
Scrunchy is pronounced /ˈskɹʌnt͡ʃi/.

Words near scrunchy in the dictionary

  1. scrunchings
  2. scrunchins
  3. scrunchion
  4. scrunchions
  5. scrunchis
  6. scrunchy
  7. scrunchy mama
  8. scrunchy mamas
  9. scrunchy mom
  10. scrunchy moms
  11. scrunge

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Adapted from Wiktionary: scrunchy (page history and authors); scrunchie (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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