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Scunner
SKUN-er
Meaning in Scotland
Disgust or strong aversion; also someone or something that causes irritation or revulsion.
Can be serious disgust or affectionate irritation, especially when aimed at a child.
Natural examples
How Scunner appears in context
- The smell fair gave me the scunner.
- He’s being a wee scunner today.
Context profile
Tone, setting, audience, and caution
Context-dependent; examples show common everyday force.
Conversation, local writing, or Scottish institutional use depending on the entry.
Recognizable to many Scottish speakers, with uneven regional frequency.
Can be serious disgust or affectionate irritation, especially when aimed at a child.
Common patterns
Phrases built around this meaning
- give me the scunner
- a wee scunner
- scunnered with
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Evidence
Sources used for this entry
- Scunner — Scottish National DictionaryDictionaries of the Scots Language
Evidence for scunner as disgust, aversion, or a person or thing that causes it.
- Essential Scots-English DictionaryDictionaries of the Scots Language
Authoritative general reference with English definitions for thousands of Scots words and regional labels.