scrunge

UK /skɹʌnd͡ʒ/ US /skɹʌnd͡ʒ/

noun 4verb 3

Definitions

noun

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.

noun

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

verb

To scour (search) desperately for resources such as food or equipment.

Hey, wait for me while I scrunge the breakroom.

For myself, I scrunged a lift in a handsome car to Swiss Cottage and proceeded to buy a camp bed, which, owing to strike demands, Selfridge's were unable to supply.

Collocations

VERB + SCRUNGE

crop, feels, lingering

SCRUNGE + NOUN

breakroom

PREP.

with

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[…] Sun to Sun sure gives the current crop of jingle-jangle scrunge bands the kick in the ass they deserve.

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Hey, wait for me while I scrunge the breakroom.

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For myself, I scrunged a lift in a handsome car to Swiss Cottage and proceeded to buy a camp bed, which, owing to strike demands, Selfridge's were unable to supply.

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I was still at Kitt Peak at the time and I scrunged around to find one.

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I feels th' coal scrunge as I come down an' the exhaust steam hisses as we strikes.

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To bring his head somewhere down near hers, he slid down and scrunged his bony knees to one side and beneath the music rack on the pew ahead.

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Usage Notes

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In some senses, scrunge is marked as derogatory, slang. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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