Crunchy Meaning
/ˈkɹʌnt͡ʃi/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjLikely to crunch, especially with reference to food when it is eaten.
adjHaving counter-culture sensibilities; nature-loving or hippie; wholesome, health-conscious.
Sentence Examples
This sweet potato is only half-baked and is still crunchy.
I like my cookies chewy rather than crunchy.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The baker baked the cookies until they were golden and ____.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
This sweet potato is only half-baked and is still ____.
Word Origin & History
From crunch + -y. The slang sense is derived from the concept of crunchy granola.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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?"
— 1969 November 23, “Crunchy Frog”, in Monty Python's Flying Circus, season 1, episode 6:
"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”."
— 2022 November 10, Lauren Cochrane, quoting Jonah Weiner, “‘Cool kids want to dress like old crunchy people’: the fashion newsletter where wholesome is hip”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
"The pipeline is real; individual people are indeed being recruited into the militant right. Some of them make this journey through “crunchy” online spaces into white-power content, as the sociologist Cynthia Miller-Idriss has documented in Hate in the Homeland."
— 2022 December 14, Kathleen Belew, “The Crunchy-to-Alt-Right Pipeline”, in The Atlantic:
"Ms. Noe, a self-described “crunchy teen,” is just one of a number of young influencers who appeal to other health-conscious kids their age."
— 2025 May 5, Rina Raphael, “Some Teen Wellness Influencers Embrace Kennedy-Style Skepticism”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
"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[…]"
— 2007, Trish Meyer, Chris Meyer, After Effects Apprentice: Real-world Skills for the Aspiring Motion Graphics Artist, Taylor & Francis, →ISBN:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The baker baked the cookies until they were golden and ____.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
This sweet potato is only half-baked and is still ____.