noun
a term referring to puzzle dust which is the particulate of paper fibre that is produced when puzzle pieces are being cut; pust is the detritus that collects and settles in the bag with the puzzle pieces during bagging and handling. Pust is commonly a source of annoyance for avid puzzlers, who typically sift pust from the puzzle pieces before starting any puzzle.
Pust flew everywhere when I opened the puzzle bag, and then settled on the bottom of the box.
Adjective. Used to describe persons who have adjusted or altered their lifestyle for environmental reasons. Crunchy persons tend to be politically strongly left-leaning and may be additionally but not exclusively categorized as vegetarians, vegans, eco-tarians, conservationists, environmentalists, neo-hippies, tree huggers, nature enthusiasts, etc.
Also used to describe establishments where alternative foods and products are sold, i.e. natural food stores.
Modified derivative of granola.
"I need more crunchy guys in my life. I'm so tired of dating preppymetrosexual assholes."
"I'm heading out to the crunchy store to pick up some fair trade chocolate and tea tree oil, do you need anything?"