Scran

/skɹan/ · noun

Meaning

(UK, Ireland, slang) Food, especially that of an inferior quality; grub..

Definitions by Sense

1. (UK, Ireland, slang) Food, especially that of an inferior quality; grub.
2. Refuse; rubbish.
3. (slang, Liverpool, Manchester, Scotland) To eat.
4. (slang, Northern England) To steal in a mischievous manner; pinch, nick.

Example Sentences

Let we gan and get some scran. Aw’m starvin man!

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).

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.

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• skran
• scrans
• scranning
• scranned

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