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scran.

Food, especially that of an inferior quality; grub.

5 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/skɹan/
  1. Food, especially that of an inferior quality; grub.

    Ireland · UK · slang · uncountable
    Let we gan and get some scran. Aw’m starvin man!
  2. Refuse; rubbish.

    uncountable
Where this word comes from

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.

verb/skɹan/
  1. To eat.

    Scotland · slang
  2. To steal in a mischievous manner; pinch, nick.

    Northern-England · slang
Where this word comes from

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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