scrunchie

English

Two scrunchies

Alternative forms

• scrunchy

Etymology

From scrunch +‎ -ie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈskɹʌnt͡ʃi/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -ʌntʃi

Noun

scrunchie (plural scrunchies)

1. 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.”

   • 2013, Benjamin Nugent, Good Kids‎^[1], Simon and Schuster, →ISBN:

     The burgundy scrunchie that held her brown ponytail matched the trim of her Esprit socks.

Translations

small elasticated ring of fabric

• Arabic:

  Hijazi Arabic: بُكْلَة f (bukla)

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 髮圈／发圈 (zh) (fàquān), 大腸圈束／大肠圈束

• Estonian: patsikumm, juuksekumm
• Finnish: hiuslenkki (fi), donitsi (fi)
• French: chouchou (fr) m
• German: Haargummi (de) n, Haarband n
• Hungarian: hajgumi (hu)
• Irish: lúbán m
• Japanese: シュシュ (shushu)
• Polish: frotka (pl) f, gumka (pl) f
• Portuguese: xuxinha f
• Russian: рези́нка (ru) f (rezínka) (для воло́с)
• Spanish: coletero m, moña f, picarón (es) m
• Swedish: hårsnodd (sv) c
• Ukrainian: гумка для волосся f (humka dlja volossja)

Further reading

• scrunchie on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• crunchies