scrunchie

plural scrunchies · alternative scrunchy

1. A small elasticated ring of fabric placed around long hair to hold it in place behind the head.

   The burgundy scrunchie that held her brown ponytail matched the trim of her Esprit socks.

   2013, Benjamin Nugent, Good Kids, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN

   2 more examples

   Mr. Burns: Simpson! You'll rue the day you took a pie tin, made two holes for eyes, and tied a rubber band around the back! / Homer Simpson: It's not a rubber band, it's a Scrunchie!

   2004, “Simple Simpson”, in The Simpsons, season 15, episode 19 (television production)

   When he had it all caught in one hand, he said, “What do I put around it?” “A scrunchie.” “A whatie?” “Scrunchie. Don't tell me you don't have a scrunchie.” “I don't even know what the hell a scrunchie is.” “It's what you use to hold up ponytails. Duh.”

   2012, Linda Howard, To Die For, Hachette UK, →ISBN

   Synonyms: gogo