scrunchie

noun scrunch·ie \ ˈskrən-chē , ˈskru̇n- \

variants: or scrunchy

Updated on: 25 Apr 2018

Definition of scrunchie

plural scrunchies

: a fabric-covered elastic used for holding back hair (as in a ponytail)

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Or maybe - as the Wall Street Journal had a trend piece about scrunchies this week - is that everything born in the 1980s is having a minute right now.

— nina mandell, USA TODAY, "A pair of 30-somethings ruled the NBA on Wednesday," 22 Mar. 2018
Kim wore her hair in a sleek high ponytail secured with a chic black scrunchie (Slip makes a similar style for those looking to recreate this look), making sure all eyes were on, well, her eye makeup.

— zoë weiner, Teen Vogue, "Kim Kardashian Hosts KKW Beauty Dinner Event With Bloggers," 2 Apr. 2018
The cheapest item, at ten dollars, was a hair scrunchie.

— andrew marantz, The New Yorker, "The Duchess of Windsor’s Favorite Sheets, On Sale," 9 Feb. 2018
Simply tying a knot or securing a skirt with an accessory—one of Gvasalia’s Balenciaga scrunchies, perhaps—is an effective way to switch things up.

— janelle okwodu, Vogue, "Chrissy Teigen Created the Ultimate Maternity Dress With a Quick Styling Trick," 1 Mar. 2018
Cords all over her body were tied up with pink scrunchies to keep her hair from sopping up all of Seventh Avenue’s puddles.

— kelly whiteside, New York Times, "No, That’s Not a Mop. It’s a Puli.," 12 Feb. 2018
Last season, scrunchies came back with a vengeance at Mansur Gavriel.

— jennifer mulrow, Glamour, "Claw Clips Made Their High-Fashion Comeback at Alexander Wang's Fall 2018 Show," 11 Feb. 2018
But since the humble scrunchie made its triumphant return to fashion and celebrity culture last year, anything is possible.

— jenna rosenstein, Harper's BAZAAR, "Alexander Wang Just Brought Back The Claw Clip," 11 Feb. 2018
Here’s what Edward Lampley, Kylee Heath, Felix Fischer, and Deycke Heidorn would advise you to use your Amazon Prime on — from the best dry shampoo to the best scrunchies (really) and the greatest drugstore hairspray.

— kathleen hou, The Cut, "4 Hairstylists on How They Would Spend $60 on Amazon," 8 Feb. 2018

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: a piece of elastic in the shape of a circle that is covered with fabric and used to hold hair back in a ponytail, bun, etc.

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