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to scrunge snack

to scrunge snack

9.9
To ask or take snacks from other people without paying
  • phrasal verb
  • Slang
translation icon : pedir comida
  • Jenna didn't pack lunch, so she had to scrunge snack from coworkers throughout the day.

Examples

  • Can I scrunge a snack from you?

  • Don't scrunge my snacks without asking!

  • It's become a habit for Tim to scrunge snack off his friends at every party.

  • They try to scrunge snack from their classmates during lunchtime.

  • It's become a habit for Tim to scrunge snack off his friends at every party.

  • Jenna didn't pack lunch, so she had to scrunge snack from coworkers throughout the day.

  • They try to scrunge snack from their classmates during lunchtime.

Synonyms

to scrounge a free meal
vsto scrunge snack
  • Informal
7.8

To get a free meal by asking or finding a chance to eat

focuses on getting small informal food items from others without offering payment

Antonyms

to pay
∞ 1.0

To give money for something you buy or owe

purchase
219 1.1

An act of buying something that you pay money for

How Bold

to steal
∞ 1.0
to scrunge snack
  • Slang
9.9
to ask
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

scrunge snack infinitive
scrunged snack past
scrunged snack past participle
scrunging snack present participle
scrunges snack third person singular

Morphology

scrunge + snack

The meaning is directly compositional: 'scrunge' functions as a colloquial verb meaning to scrounge/obtain (often by asking or taking) and 'snack' is light food, so together they yield 'obtain snacks by asking or taking from others.' Although 'scrunge' is dialectal and may be unfamiliar to many learners, the verb + object structure makes the sense transparent to a B1 learner who knows both constituent meanings.

Etymology

Scrunge snack comes from the slang word scrunge, which means to ask for or take things for free, and snack, meaning a small food. Picture someone at a party moving from friend to friend asking for little bites, and that's why it means 'to get snacks from others, often without paying'.