Crunchie
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈkɹʌnt͡ʃi/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Crunchie is a noun meaning A somewhat granola- or cookie-like chocolate-covered sweet, served in bar form.
Meaning
A somewhat granola- or cookie-like chocolate-covered sweet, served in bar form.
More Meanings
- (US Vietnam era military slang, usually in the plural) An infantry soldier, a grunt.
- (South Africa, slang, derogatory, offensive, ethnic slur) A white Afrikaner.
Example Sentences
A different method and a different flavour from the usual brown crunchie. The recipe is easily doubled for a larger batch.
To the subjective mind of the combat crunchie and cannon cocker, executing with his legs, sweat, and often his life, the grand designs […]
[…]the tyranny of the rockspiders, crunchies, hairybacks, ropes, and bloody Dutchmen. Those were the names by which we referred to Afrikaners.
“Crunchie?” said Velvet, her face lighting. “I got them this morning.” “On tick still?” “Yes. She was cross but I swore we'd pay by Saturday.” In the gold paper was a chocolate stick. Beneath the chocolate was a sort of honeycomb, crisp and friable, something between biscuit and burnt sugar. Fry's chocolate crunchie.
Word Forms
- crunchies
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include crunch, nut bar, brittle, crunchy, crisp, cracknel.
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