scrunchie
noun/ˈskɹʌnt͡ʃi/
Etymology
By reanalysis as scrunch + -ie from the brand name of the originator product, Scünci, which was a marketing-department alteration of the earliest name, Scunci, after the inventor's dog; more in Wikipedia at scrunchie § History.
Definitions
A small elasticated ring of fabric placed around long hair to hold it in place behind the…
A small elasticated ring of fabric placed around long hair to hold it in place behind the head.
- 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!
- The burgundy scrunchie that held her brown ponytail matched the trim of her Esprit socks.
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA