Etymology

scurry

scur·ry
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Today it means: To run with quick light steps, to scamper. Full definition →

Irish Ó Scoireadh
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scurry · verb, noun1

Perhaps from hurry-skurry, a reduplication of hurry.

Scurry · proper noun2

  1. Irish · derived fromÓ Scoireadh“descendant of Scoireadh”
  2. English todayScurry

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Scoireadh (“descendant of Scoireadh”).

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