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scrunchie en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈskɹʌnt͡ʃi/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

By reanalysis as scrunch + -ie from the brand name of the originator product, Scünci, which was a marketing-department alteration of the earliest name, Scunci, after the inventor's dog; more in Wikipedia at scrunchie § History.

Meanings

1. A small elasticated ring of fabric placed around long hair to hold it in place behind the head.
   • When he had it all caught in one hand, he said, “What do I put around it?” “A scrunchie.” “A whatie?” “Scrunchie. Don't tell me you don't have a scrunchie.” “I don't even know what the hell a scrunchie is.” “It's what you use to hold up ponytails. Duh.” 2012, Linda Howard, To Die For, Hachette UK, →ISBN:
   • 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):
   • The burgundy scrunchie that held her brown ponytail matched the trim of her Esprit socks. 2013, Benjamin Nugent, Good Kids, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN:

Forms

Synonyms

gogo

Translations (28)

cs gumička (small elasticated ring of fabric) · zh 髮圈 /发圈 (small elasticated ring of fabric) · es coletero (small elasticated ring of fabric) · fi donitsi (small elasticated ring of fabric) · de Haarband (small elasticated ring of fabric) · bg ла́стичка (small elasticated ring of fabric) · ja シュシュ (small elasticated ring of fabric) · acw بُكْلَة (small elasticated ring of fabric) · de Haargummi (small elasticated ring of fabric) · pt xuxinha (small elasticated ring of fabric) · ko 스크런치 (small elasticated ring of fabric) · et patsikumm (small elasticated ring of fabric) · pl gumka (small elasticated ring of fabric) · es picarón (small elasticated ring of fabric) · fi hiuslenkki (small elasticated ring of fabric) · hu hajgumi (small elasticated ring of fabric) · fr chouchou (small elasticated ring of fabric) · bg скръ́нчи (small elasticated ring of fabric) · ru рези́нка (small elasticated ring of fabric) · pl frotka (small elasticated ring of fabric) · sv hårsnodd (small elasticated ring of fabric) · bg ла́стичка за коса́ (small elasticated ring of fabric) · bg ла́стик за коса́ (small elasticated ring of fabric) · uk гумка для волосся (small elasticated ring of fabric) · et juuksekumm (small elasticated ring of fabric) · zh 大腸圈束 /大肠圈束 (small elasticated ring of fabric) · es moña (small elasticated ring of fabric) · ga lúbán (small elasticated ring of fabric)