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crunchy, a.|ˈkrʌnʃɪ|
[f. crunch v. or n. + -y1.]
Fit for crunching or for being crunched; crisp. So ˈcrunchiness, the quality of being crunchy.
1892W. Besant in Pictorial World 6 Feb. 434/2 Showing molars of a whiteness and crunchiness both beautiful and awful. 1928Daily Express 14 June 4 The ripe-corn flavour and delightful ‘crunchiness’..make it unusually tempting. 1929Ibid. 3 Jan. 5 The crispest and crunchiest of nuts from Brazil. 1960News Chron. 12 Oct. 8/2 The crisp crunchiness of a breakfast cereal. 1971Woman's Own 6 Feb. 3 (Advt.), Crisp and crunchy biscuits.
▸ fig. a. Of harmonies (esp. vocal harmonies): harmonically complex or unconventional; dissonant.
1959N.Y. Times 3 May ii. 11/2 A strong rhythmical drive as sharply defined as that of the metronome would need no special translation for any alert American musician, nor would the fine specimens of ‘crunchy’ percussive harmony. 1990Folk Roots Aug. 33/1 It's full of what I would describe as crunchy harmonies, rather ‘difficult’ sounds. 2001Edmonton Jrnl. (Nexis) 6 Jan. c2 Kenton and his arrangers were using avant-garde harmonic concepts that hadn't yet found their way into jazz or pop music. It was the delicious, crunchy harmonies that he used.., back then our ears were running to catch up with his adventurous concepts.
b. Of rock music or chords (esp. produced by a guitar): having a crisp, distorted sound (typically produced by an overdriven amplifier or by an effects pedal replicating such a sound).
1981Washington Post 19 Nov. c12/3 ‘Find Another Fool’ toughens up the formula a bit with crunchy hard rock guitar. 1994Guitarist Sept. 92/2 These can range from a nice crunchy psychobilly effects [sic], complete with realistic slap back echo, right up to some scary sounding Steve Vai-style long delay/heavy distortion sounds. 2002Bath Chron. (Electronic ed.) 8 May The album is a psychedelic combination of memorable melodies, grainy lo-fi vocals, pop harmonies and crunchy guitar held together by deceptively effective keyboards and a knowing rhythm section.
▸ crunchy-granola n. and adj. N. Amer. (a) n. (also with capital initial), a breakfast cereal popularized in health food stores and cooperatives in the early 1970s; (b) adj. (in extended use) relating to or characterized by ecological awareness, liberal political views, and an interest in ‘natural’ products and health foods, esp. in a manner seen as conforming to a social stereotype; see granola n.
1970N.Y. Times 4 Oct. x. 1/2 They took great interest in our low-budget dinners of brown rice, vegetables and the health cereal called *Crunchy Granola. 1984M. Atwood in N.Y. Times 9 Sept. xx. 33/5 The hippies, with their crunchy-granola back-to-earth healthiness and blue-jean uniforms, were an American invention. 1997Restaurant Hospitality (Electronic ed.) Mar. 18 The sexy-cool thing to have for breakfast morphed from crunchy granola to fruit-filled yogurt to a bagel with a schmeer. 1999Abilities (Toronto) Winter 17/3 He was crunchy-granola and gruff and tough.
▸ N. Amer.Perhaps short for crunchy-granola n. and adj. at Additions Relating to or characterized by ecological awareness, liberal political views, and an interest in ‘natural’ products and health foods, esp. in a manner seen as conforming to a social stereotype. See granola n.
1982A. Lane & M. Crawford Vals (film script for ‘Valley Girl’) (rev. draft) 51 (stage direct.) Most of the business is vitamins, minerals and healthy snacks. But the small sandwich bar is quite popular with the smoothy and crunchy sandwich set. 1992Boston Globe (Nexis) 25 Sept. 60 An image just baby-boom crunchy enough to be environmentally in without alienating the heartland with tree-hugging extremism. 1994Vibe Nov. 144 Of course, well-meaning, crunchy, Afro-cult-natural-peace-loving B-boys can be tiresome and oppressive as well. 2001Organic Style Sept.–Oct. 18 The environmental movement, however well intentioned, tends to be—dare I say it—crunchy, exclusive, and more than a little holier-than-thou. |