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Crispy vs Crunchie - What's the difference?

crispy | crunchie |

As nouns the difference between crispy and crunchie

is that crispy is (informal) the well-baked fat on the surface of a piece of roasted meat while crunchie is (south africa|slang|derogatory|offensive|ethnic slur) a white afrikaner.

As an adjective crispy

is having a crisp texture; brittle yet tender.

crispy

English

Adjective

(er)
  • having a crisp texture; brittle yet tender.
    • These biscuits are very crispy .
    Baked rolls should be crispy .

    Derived terms

    * crispiness

    Noun

    (crispies)
  • (informal) The well-baked fat on the surface of a piece of roasted meat.

    • crunchie

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (South Africa, slang, derogatory, offensive, ethnic slur) A white Afrikaner.
  • * 1990 , Rian Malan, My Traitor's Heart: Blood and Bad Dreams (page 54)
    • the tyranny of the rockspiders, crunchies , hairybacks, ropes, and bloody Dutchmen. Those were the names by which we referred to Afrikaners.