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crunchie

A somewhat granola- or cookie-like chocolate-covered sweet, served in bar form.

ˈkɹʌnt͡ʃi125 viewsLast reviewed Jun 29, 2026+ Add a definition
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#1·Apr 27, 2026

A somewhat granola- or cookie-like chocolate-covered sweet, served in bar form.

Origin: From crunchy. Use to refer to infantrymen in Vietnam is from their "crunching" through the jungle brush. Use to refer to white Afrikaners is perhaps from their supposed tendency to eat crunchy food. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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#2·Apr 27, 2026

(US, _, Vietnam era, _, military, _, slang, usually, in the plural) An infantry soldier, a grunt.

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#3·Apr 27, 2026

(South Africa, slang, derogatory, offensive, ethnic slur) A white Afrikaner.

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