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scrunge

noun · verb · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /skɹʌnd͡ʒ/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ʌndʒ

1

noun

Meaning 1

An inauthentic form of grunge music.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: derogatory, slang, uncountable

Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

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2

noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: tiddlywinks

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3

noun

Meaning 3

Scunge; muck; a disgusting and (usually) semiliquid substance.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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4

noun

Meaning 4

A scruffy and impoverished individual.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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5

verb

Meaning 5

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Hey, wait for me while I scrunge the breakroom.

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6

verb

Meaning 6

To squeeze; to scrunch.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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7

verb

Meaning 7

To make or become scrungy.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

Blend of scum + grunge.

Probably a corruption of scrounge.

Possibly a corruption of scrunch.