scran
Britishnoun
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slang food; provisions
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dialect bad luck to
Etymology
Origin of scran
C18: of unknown origin
Example Sentences
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"I scran them up so fast," says Ethan in Manchester, who is on his way to a gym session.
From BBC ● Mar. 27, 2026
Judy, that riverind Murthagh, bad scran to him!
From The Complete Poems of Sir Thomas Moore Collected by Himself with Explanatory Notes by Rossetti, William Michael
Musha, bad scran to her, but she had young notions of her own!
From Phelim Otoole's Courtship and Other Stories Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three by Carleton, William
"Ah, bad scran to the lot of yez!" says the old lady.
From Side-stepping with Shorty by Ford, Sewell
I've seen the glint in her eyes at the sound o' your name, and the red go out of her cheek at word of them dratted yeos, bad scran to them!
From The Northern Iron by Birmingham, George A.
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