clenchy

English

Etymology

From clench +‎ -y.

Adjective

clenchy (comparative more clenchy, superlative most clenchy) (informal)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a clench; as if in a tight grip.
    • 1996 February 20, Confusion Incarnate, “What's YOUR concept of hell?”, in alt.society.generation-x‎[1] (Usenet), archived from the original on 16 September 2025:
      Personally, I've experienced Hell, for just a couple of minutes. My version is this itchy/clenchy feeling in the stomach and all across your skin, where we can't itch it or touch whatever it is, but you feel something *gnawing* at you.
    • 1998 March 11, Jason Gill, “Bananas are disgusting (re: breastfeeding)”, in alt.support.childfree‎[2] (Usenet), archived from the original on 16 September 2025:
      I can't stand bananas either. I too have literally vomited from the smell, for some reason, especially in the morning. It doesn't help that everytime[sic] I smell them, I get sense-memories of that slimy texture in my mouth, and just start to get that clenchy trying-not-to-hurl feeling in my throat.
    • 1999 February 6, Rosy B. Goode, “Takin' a Break-PLEASE READ”, in soc.sexuality.spanking‎[3] (Usenet), archived from the original on 16 September 2025:
      That [“Yes, Sir”] would be closer to my sort of response (the warm squiggly clenchy feeling in my middle would be less apparent;-), except I often prefer 'dear' to 'sir', though for some reason I do like 'ma'am' sometimes, when appropriate, but 'sir' feels so militaristic.<g>
    • 2004 April 3, AuntieLo, “Possible MS symptoms or just high blood pressure? looking for answers.”, in alt.support.mult-sclerosis‎[4] (Usenet), archived from the original on 16 September 2025:
      are you a photographer? Use a slr? Left eye does what? Crink-y neck? Clenchy left arm? A good Chiropracter[sic] might help.
  2. Clenched; tending to clench or be clenched.
    • 2001 January 30, CmarkB, “i wish”, in alt.discordia‎[5] (Usenet), archived from the original on 16 September 2025:
      Well, you've been here awhile, so you deserve more benefit of the doubt than "clenchy" beck there (he must have meant his anus, he can't really be a SubG) - so, let me ask, what makes you think hk is a guy?
    • 2001 September 16, Peter Gaffney, “The Perfect Son”, in The Weekenders, season 3, episode 2, spoken by Tino Tonitini (Jason Marsden) and Carver René Descartes (Phil LaMarr), Glendale, Calif.: Walt Disney Television Animation, via UPN:
      Tino: Hey, you alright? Carver: I’m fine. Tino: But your teeth are all clenchy. Carver: I’m just exercising my jaw.
    • 2003 November 20, Cindi, “Expert opinons on Monty Roberts training methods & interpretation of horse behavior”, in rec.equestrian‎[6] (Usenet), archived from the original on 16 September 2025:
      I see many more problems with getting the participants to be aggressive ENOUGH with their horses, who are walking all over them without a care in the world. Now I'd guess that if any given clinic just happened to be full of more jerky, aggressive, loud, harsh, grabby, clenchy people, maybe the predator thing would be emphasized a bit more.
    • 2008 October 29, Peter J Ross, “Inés / PJR”, in rec.arts.poems‎[7] (Usenet), archived from the original on 16 September 2025:
      Green is the colour of nice people / whose fugitive ink is never red. / Red is the foreigner's painted steeple, / and black's the clenchy fingers / of oh so many's forgotten dead.
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    • 2005 January 24, Bob Lee, “To pole or not to pole”, in rec.skiing.alpine‎[8] (Usenet), archived from the original on 16 September 2025:
      I meant to put in this one to show crud and steep: […] That was a clenchy run.
    • 2005 October 17, MikesBrain, “OTP Racism”, in alt.support.arthritis‎[9] (Usenet), archived from the original on 16 September 2025:
      Now the reason I got a bit clenchy about it was the particular subject matter. The tale objectifies the "black man" for no other reason but to justify the "feel-good" factor within it.
    • 2012 August 17, Annabel Rivkin, “Annabel Rivkin’s cabinet of wonders: This shampoo smooths out the Worzelness”, in ES: Evening Standard Magazine, London, →OCLC, page 37, column 3:
      The thing is I’m tight about my hair. I feel clenchy about the idea of spending £25 on a bottle of miracle shampoo.
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