Scrunge
noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
- 1 An inauthentic form of grunge music. derogatory, slang, uncountable
"[…] Sun to Sun sure gives the current crop of jingle-jangle scrunge bands the kick in the ass they deserve."
- 2 A shot where the wink enters the pot but bounces out again.
- 3 Scunge; muck; a disgusting and (usually) semiliquid substance. countable, uncountable
"Taking the nineteen-pound white Persian into her lap, she kissed his nose, then wiped her lips free of any lingering kitty scrunge with the back of her hand."
- 4 A scruffy and impoverished individual. countable, uncountable
"Other existing films, however, show how funny Mabel could be with Chaplin when she played a scrungy fishwife equal in size and scrunge to his drunken tramp."
- 1 To scour (search) desperately for resources such as food or equipment.
"Hey, wait for me while I scrunge the breakroom."
- 2 To squeeze; to scrunch.
"I feels th' coal scrunge as I come down an' the exhaust steam hisses as we strikes."
- 3 To make or become scrungy.
"Can ' t get my million - dollar paws scrunged up ."
Example
More examples"[…] Sun to Sun sure gives the current crop of jingle-jangle scrunge bands the kick in the ass they deserve."
Etymology
Probably a corruption of scrounge.
Possibly a corruption of scrunch.
Blend of scum + grunge.
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