scrunchie
English
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edit- IPA(key): /ˈskɹʌnt͡ʃi/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -ʌntʃi
Noun
editscrunchie (plural scrunchies)
- A small elasticated ring of fabric placed around long hair to hold it in place behind the head.
- Synonym: gogo
- 2004, “Simple Simpson”, in The Simpsons, season 15, episode 19 (television production):
- 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!
- 2012, Linda Howard, To Die For, Hachette UK, →ISBN:
- 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.”
Translations
editsmall elasticated ring of fabric
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