crunchy

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   Likely to crunch, especially with reference to food when it is eaten.

   • I put some lettuce in the burger to make it more crunchy.
   • Inspector: Well, don't you even take the bones out? Mr. Hilton: If we took the bones out, it wouldn't be crunchy, would it?
2. 2

   Having counter-culture sensibilities

   Having counter-culture sensibilities; nature-loving or hippie; wholesome, health-conscious.

   • San Francisco was a very crunchy town.
   • Silky mama won't typically go for cloth diapers like crunchy mama.
   • Weiner says being in Oakland “allows you to encounter different ideas” in terms of style “like crunchy, old people in the organic produce section of the grocery store, wearing very Bay Area specific outfits”.
3. 3

   Of a chord, containing dissonant intervals.

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   1. 4

      Of an image, pixelated, grainy, or exhibiting blocking, often as a result of…

      Of an image, pixelated, grainy, or exhibiting blocking, often as a result of oversharpening, a low resolution, or aggressively applied lossy image compression.

      • This can result in the image looking very crunchy as pixels are skipped - especially if you choose the "Fit" option in the Magnification popup. Don't panic; your final image won't look that bad[…]
      • […] pixels that look hideous on screen to a printing device. But if the pixels don't look seriously crunchy on the display, you're almost certainly undersharpening your images. The only reliable way to evaluate print sharpening is to[…]
   2. 5

      Of a game, having significant calculation (number-crunching), complex analysis, or…

      Of a game, having significant calculation (number-crunching), complex analysis, or strategic optimization for players to think about.

   3. 6

      A pellet of dry cat food.

      • Finally she paws a crunchy out of the bowl, bends her head, [and] eats it.
      • He picked a single crunchy up in his mouth and munched it consideringly.
   4. 7

      An infantryman, as opposed to a tanker (combatant manning a tank).

      • "Inside, tankers carry full-length M16s for crew protection from crunchies."

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