noun
General Slang
Scran
/skran/ · noun · informal
British slang for food or a meal — your grub, your dinner, your scran.
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Definitions
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Food in general, or a meal you're about to eat. Heard all over the UK, especially the North and Scotland.
“I'm proper hungry, let's get some scran.”
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Specifically, a good hot feed — the comforting kind.
“Nothing beats a Sunday roast, that's top scran.”
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Used as a verb to mean eating heartily.
“He scranned the whole pizza before I even sat down.”
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Scran In A Sentence
finished work, time for some serious scran
what's the scran situation tonight, takeaway or cook?
that chippy does the best scran in town hands down
Origin & Usage
British and Irish slang dating back over a century, possibly from naval or dialect roots. It's especially associated with Liverpool, the North of England, and Scotland.
People Also Ask
What does scran mean in British slang?
Scran means food or a meal. It's common across the North of England, Scotland, and Ireland.
Is scran a Scouse word?
It's strongly associated with Liverpool and Scouse speech, but it's used across much of the UK and Ireland.
Can scran be a verb?
Yes — to scran something means to eat it eagerly, like 'he scranned the lot.'
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