scrunchie

American  

[skruhn-chee] / ˈskrʌn tʃi /

Or scrunchy

noun

• scrunchies
  plural

1. an elastic band covered with gathered fabric, used to fasten the hair, as in a ponytail.

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scrunchie British  

/ ˈskrʌntʃɪ /

noun

1. a loop of elastic covered loosely with fabric, used to hold the hair in a ponytail, etc

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• scrunchies
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of scrunchie

First recorded in 1985–90; scrunch ( def. ) + -ie ² ( def. ), perhaps influenced by the trademark Scünci

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

scrunchie scrunchies

Flores, 69, wore her hair in a brown scrunchie.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 26, 2026

She had managed to consume 24 socks, a scrunchie, two hair ties, a shoe insert, a onesie and multiple pieces of cloth.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 2025

She wore her pressed-out or relaxed hair in a slicked-back bun with a gold scrunchie.

From Salon ● Aug. 3, 2024

Moira: I did not buy anything, because I don’t think I know anyone who wants a Slytherin scrunchie.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 21, 2023

She gathered her hair in a ponytail and secured it with a blue scrunchie.

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly

By 2014, tourists were improvising with items like scrunchies, ribbons and earphones.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 10, 2026

And yet cubicles, like scrunchies, are back, spurred by demand from employers and employees alike.

From New York Times ● Dec. 19, 2023

Complete an after-bath look with Bathen’s matching hair wraps and scrunchies or remove the belt from the robe and pair it with jeans and a white tank top for a casual on-the-go look.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2023

Former Lioness Scott sent Leah a video message while holding one of the scrunchies.

From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2023

Her hair was gathered in a bunch of floppy horns, sprouting from parti-colored scrunchies.

From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely

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