Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Making a crunching or cracking sound, as when chewed; crisp.
- adjective Slang Crunchy-granola.
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- adjective likely to
crunch , especially with reference to food when it is eaten - adjective slang having sensibilities of a counter-culture nature lover or
hippie ; derived from the concept of crunchygranola .
Etymologies
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Examples
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For a time I had considered not shaving my legs and becoming what we called crunchy and almost took a job the year after college to study capuchins and squirrel monkeys in Guyana, where I would have had to bathe in the river and pick my food from the trees.
Between Expectations Md Meghan Maclean Weir 2011
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For a time I had considered not shaving my legs and becoming what we called crunchy and almost took a job the year after college to study capuchins and squirrel monkeys in Guyana, where I would have had to bathe in the river and pick my food from the trees.
Between Expectations Md Meghan Maclean Weir 2011
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The best part of refrigerator pickles is they remain crunchy for months.
Meathead Goldwyn: No Fuss Kosher Dill Pickled Green Tomatoes Meathead Goldwyn 2010
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The best part of refrigerator pickles is they remain crunchy for months.
Meathead Goldwyn: No Fuss Kosher Dill Pickled Green Tomatoes Meathead Goldwyn 2010
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The best part of refrigerator pickles is they remain crunchy for months.
Meathead Goldwyn: No Fuss Kosher Dill Pickled Green Tomatoes Meathead Goldwyn 2010
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A thinly veiled attempt at being authentic on the outside, when the inside had turned all crunchy from the attention.
Sarah Granger: Authenticity in Politics: Splat-Crunch vs. Crunch-Splat Sarah Granger 2010
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When you are deer hunting and you sit and wait (most people do) you want to sit and be quiet so you would move any dry leaves or if you hunt in crunchy snow you would want to move everything out of the way.
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A thinly veiled attempt at being authentic on the outside, when the inside had turned all crunchy from the attention.
Sarah Granger: Authenticity in Politics: Splat-Crunch vs. Crunch-Splat Sarah Granger 2010
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When you are deer hunting and you sit and wait (most people do) you want to sit and be quiet so you would move any dry leaves or if you hunt in crunchy snow you would want to move everything out of the way.
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Once you get to the center, it is smooth, creamy, and a little crunchy from the tempura.
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