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scran

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Scrabble points
7
Words With Friends
9
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/skɹan/

Definition of scran

4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (Ireland, UK, slang, uncountable)Food, especially that of an inferior quality; grub.
    “Let we gan and get some scran. Aw’m starvin man!”
    “I know there are many persons — some who are themselves poor — who 'never turn a beggar from their door,' but always give them a few browns (halfpence) or some scran (broken victuals).”
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noun

  1. (Ireland, UK, slang, uncountable)Food, especially that of an inferior quality; grub.
    “Let we gan and get some scran. Aw’m starvin man!”
    “I know there are many persons — some who are themselves poor — who 'never turn a beggar from their door,' but always give them a few browns (halfpence) or some scran (broken victuals).”
  2. (uncountable)Refuse; rubbish.

verb

  1. (Scotland, slang)To eat.
    “2026 March 28, George Sandeman and Olivia Hutchinson, Tiramisu hot cross buns, doughnut eggs: Have Easter treats gone too far? (BBC News) https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clyenwrz23go Creme eggs have been delighting - or not, depending on your palate - British tastebuds for more than 50 years. "I scran them up so fast," says Ethan in Manchester, who is on his way to a gym session.”
  2. (Northern-England, slang)To steal in a mischievous manner; pinch, nick.

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Etymology

Probably of North Germanic origin, from or cognate with Old Norse skran (“rubbish; marine stores”). Compare Icelandic skran (“junk”), Danish skrammel (“junk, lumber”). Doublet of scrawn.

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