Pinchy
adj, slang
adj, slang ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 slightly painful, akin to being pinched informal
"I pushed my cropped hair up and away from the back of my neck where it was pinchy and itching."
- 2 prone or designed to pinch informal
"“I don't understand this whatchamacallit. The way it wraps all the way around. Wouldn't it be simpler if it went straight up? Hey, hand me that pinchy thing with the zapper on one end."
Example
More examples"I pushed my cropped hair up and away from the back of my neck where it was pinchy and itching."
Etymology
From pinch + -y.
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