scran

alternative skran

1. IrelandUKslanguncountableFood, especially that of an inferior quality; grub.

   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).

   1853, Charles John Chetwynd Talbot, Meliora, Or, Better Times to Come, page 247

   Synonyms: scrawn, aliment, bait, belly-timber, chow, comestibles, cuisine, eatables

2. uncountableRefuse; rubbish.

present singular third person scrans · participle present scranning · participle past scranned · past scranned · alternative skran

1. ScotlandslangLiverpool; Manchester; Liverpool; ManchesterTo eat.

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   2026 March 28, George Sandeman and Olivia Hutchinson, Tiramisu hot cross buns, doughnut eggs: Have Easter treats gone too far? (BBC News) https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clyenwrz23go 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.

2. Northern EnglandslangTo steal in a mischievous manner; pinch, nick.