scran
Pronunciations
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/skɹan/
Noun
Food, especially that of an inferior quality; grub.
Usage- Ireland
- UK usage
- Slang
- Uncountable
- Examples
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Let we gan and get some scran. Aw’m starvin man!
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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).
Refuse; rubbish.
Usage- Uncountable
Verb
To eat.
Usage- Scotland
- Slang
- Examples
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More examples (1)
2026 March 28, George Sandeman and Olivia Hutchinson, Tiramisu hot cross buns, doughnut eggs: Have Easter treats gone too far? (BBC News) 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.
To steal in a mischievous manner; pinch, nick.
Usage- Northern-England
- Slang
Word forms
skranscransscranningscrannedscranned