Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An elasticized fabric ring used chiefly by women and girls to gather or fasten the hair.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A small
elasticated ring of fabric placed around long hair to hold it in place behind the head.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Rapinoe called the scrunchie "both shockingly aweful and wonderfully tremendous" at the same time, she knew she had a potential trend-setting in DiMartino.
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Once, Alice's grandfather, Da, had given her a five-dollar bill when she told him she didn't have the kind of scrunchie that all the other girls had.
Every Secret Thing Lippman, Laura, 1959- 2003
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So the public simply adapted the name as "scrunchie," and it stuck.
StyleList 2010
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Now, you're probably still wondering where the term "scrunchie" came from.
StyleList 2010
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So the public simply adapted the name as "scrunchie," and it stuck.
StyleList 2010
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So the public simply adapted the name as "scrunchie," and it stuck.
StyleList 2010
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Now, you're probably still wondering where the term "scrunchie" came from.
StyleList 2010
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Now, you're probably still wondering where the term "scrunchie" came from.
StyleList 2010
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The scrunchie was the perfect thing to wear, "and" She can put her hair up with anything she wants. "
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The scrunchie was the perfect thing to wear, "and" She can put her hair up with anything she wants. "
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