Crunchy

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AJ: Into enviromental issues characterized by hippie-type clothing; "Michele’s friends with all the crunchy people." F92 crunchy (AJ) - Obs. Source: Dictionary of Geneseo English, Fall 1998 Simmington Crunchy (AJ): food that crunches, such as peanut butter or nuts. Definition of approximately 35% of those surveyed. (F06) Unknown by approximately 65% of those surveyed. (F06) Simmington, D. McGiveron This word has resurfaced with a meaning that is drastically different from it’s original recorded definition. Simmington (F06) Completely obsolete, K. Andryshak 2012

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25% of those surveyed could identify this word. 75% of participants had never heard this word used with this definition. This word is not Geneseo specific. (Ali, A-F, 2019)

Posted by hea4 at Apr 13, 2019 21:01

M. Dombroski, A-F, 2023: 100% of students surveyed were familiar with this term, but 20% of students did not know this definition of the term. 50% of students included the term "outdoorsy" in response. 

Posted by mgd6 at May 04, 2023 16:48

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