Definition of "crunchy" in English

adjective

1. Likely to crunch, especially with reference to food when it is eaten.

   • I put some lettuce in the burger to make it more crunchy.

2. (figurative, slang) Having counter-culture sensibilities; nature-loving or hippie; wholesome, health-conscious.

   • San Francisco was a very crunchy town.
   • Silky mama won't typically go for cloth diapers like crunchy mama.

3. (music, informal) Of a chord, containing dissonant intervals.

4. (informal) Of an image, pixelated, grainy, or exhibiting blocking, often as a result of oversharpening, a low resolution, or aggressively applied lossy image compression.

noun

1. (usually in the plural) A pellet of dry cat food.

2. (military slang) An infantryman, as opposed to a tanker (combatant manning a tank).