noun
General Slang
scunner
· noun · scottish
A nuisance, an annoyance, or a person who gets right on your nerves.
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Definitions
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A pest, an irritation, or someone who properly winds you up. Can be a person, a situation, or a thing — basically anything that's doing your head in. Classic Scots word still used daily.
“That wee laddie next door is an absolute scunner, always kicking his ball over the fence.”
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A feeling of disgust, loathing, or being thoroughly fed up. Often in the phrase 'take a scunner to' someone or something — meaning you've developed a deep dislike for it.
“I've taken a right scunner to that café since they put the prices up.”
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scunner In A Sentence
That wee laddie next door is an absolute scunner, always kicking his ball over the fence.
I've taken a right scunner to that café since they put the prices up.
Origin & Usage
From Middle Scots 'skunner', related to older Scots 'scunner' meaning to shrink back in disgust. Recorded in Scots since the 14th century.
Variants
scunnir
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