earthy-crunchy

adjective

informal
: crunchy sense 2
She and her earthy-crunchy friends would pontificate about how nature is going to heal everything.Adam Carolla
"We're trying to break the mold of the traditional earthy-crunchy café and do a little bit more of an indulgent version showing folks how we can incorporate herbalism into our lives."Kinsey Rosene, quoted in The Boston Globe

Word History

First Known Use

1982, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of earthy-crunchy was in 1982

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“Earthy-crunchy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/earthy-crunchy. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.

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