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scrunge¹

  • /skɹʌnd͡ʒ/

Rhymes with -ʌndʒ

noun

  1. derogatory, slang, uncountable An inauthentic form of grunge music. […] Sun to Sun sure gives the current crop of jingle-jangle scrunge bands the kick in the ass they deserve.

scrunge²

  • /skɹʌnd͡ʒ/

Rhymes with -ʌndʒ

noun scrunges

  1. A shot where the wink enters the pot but bounces out again.

scrunge³

  • /skɹʌnd͡ʒ/

Rhymes with -ʌndʒ

Where it comes from

Probably a corruption of scrounge.

verb scrunges · scrunging · scrunged

  1. To scour (search) desperately for resources such as food or equipment. Hey, wait for me while I scrunge the breakroom.

scrunge⁴

  • /skɹʌnd͡ʒ/

Rhymes with -ʌndʒ

Where it comes from

Possibly a corruption of scrunch.

verb scrunges · scrunging · scrunged

  1. To squeeze; to scrunch. I feels th' coal scrunge as I come down an' the exhaust steam hisses as we strikes.

scrunge⁵

  • /skɹʌnd͡ʒ/

Rhymes with -ʌndʒ

Where it comes from

Blend of scum + grunge.

noun scrunges

  1. countable, uncountable Scunge; muck; a disgusting and (usually) semiliquid substance. 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.
  2. countable, uncountable A scruffy and impoverished individual. 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.

verb scrunges · scrunging · scrunged

  1. To make or become scrungy. Can ' t get my million - dollar paws scrunged up .

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@misc{scrunge_2026,
  title = {scrunge},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/scrunge},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}