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
Scran′ning, the act of begging for food.—Bad scran to you! bad fare to you! an Irish imprecation.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
The Phaynix Park is all cram-full o' coal that the Castle folks won't allow us to dig, bad scran to them!
From Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule by Buckley, Robert John
"Ah, bad scran to the lot of yez!" says the old lady.
From Side-stepping with Shorty by Ford, Sewell
Thim widdys can marry who they plaze, bad scran to 'em, but if Misther Dooley gets from me, divil fly wid the husband I'll get at all, at all,' beginnin' to cry.
From Irish Wonders by McAnally, D. R. (David Russell)
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