bad scran to someone

phrase

A mild malediction of wishing that someone may have bad food.

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Meanings

phrase
  1. IrelandarchaicA mild malediction of wishing that someone may have bad food.

Origin

See scran (“food”).

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APA

bad scran to someone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bad%20scran%20to%20someone

MLA

“bad scran to someone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bad%20scran%20to%20someone. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bad scran to someone,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bad%20scran%20to%20someone.

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