What it means
Scritchy means scratchy in that annoying, skin-crawly way. You'd use it for a jumper, a label, sandy clothes, anything that rubs wrong and makes you want it off now. It's a cosy-sounding little word, but the feeling itself is dead irritating.
Usage examples
"Put that jumper back, proper scritchy. I’m not wearing it down the harbour in this wind, I’ll be itching like mad all day."
"This new jumper's lovely but proper scritchy round the neck, I've been fidgeting all morning."
"Sand got in my socks at the beach and now everything feels scritchy, can't wait to get home and shower."
"This scarf looks cute but it's dead scritchy, get it off me before I start clawing at my own neck."
"Went for a swim, got sand in my trunks, and now everything's gone proper scritchy."
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