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scrunchie

scrunchie

7 2.8
A soft elastic band covered in cloth that you use to tie hair
  • noun
  • /ˈskɹʌntʃi/
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  • She pulled her hair back into a ponytail and secured it with a scrunchie.
  • ponytail with a scrunchie
  • scrunchie for hair
  • a red scrunchie

He held and kissed the baby with the fucking scrunchie on his wrist.

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Examples

  • Restless, she pulled her hair back into a bun and secured it with a scrunchie.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • Like half up, half down with a scrunchie in a dress at your wedding.

  • Now I got some type of like hair scrunchie right here.

  • Right now, my scrunchie and my blue outfit is still going strong.

  • Hey, Jenna, seen my hair scrunchie?

  • And I usually just use scrunchies or regular hair ties.

  • So I use a scrunchie because a scrunchie is not as tight as a normal hair bubble so it doesn't leave a kink.

  • Brieanna gathered her waist-long, honey-and-ash hair behind her head and bound it into a ponytail with a scrunchie.

    Academic text (2010)
  • Wide-eyed, Sherri Lynn exited, her green scrunchie bobbing among her strawberry-blonde curls.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • I bought a colorful scrunchie to match my outfit for the party.

Synonyms

rubber band
vsscrunchie
37 1.1

A thin loop of stretchy rubber that holds things together

is fabric covered and meant mainly for tying hair rather than general holding use
hairband
vsscrunchie
1 1.0

A band that holds hair back

is fabric covered and soft rather than plain elastic or decorative

How Soft

scrunchie
7 2.8
hairband
1 1.0
elastic band
  • UK
4 1.0

Surface Forms

scrunchie singular
scrunchies plural

Morphology

scrunchie = scrunch (transparent) = scrunch + ie

Formed by adding the informal diminutive/nominal suffix '-ie' to 'scrunch', so the object is clearly 'something scrunched' (gathered fabric).

Etymology

Scrunchie comes from the word scrunch ('to squeeze' or 'crush') and the friendly ending -ie ('small' or 'cute'). A scrunchie is a hairband with fabric 'scrunched' around elastic, so it looks puffy and is gentle on hair, which is why we call it a scrunchie.