Talk:Scran

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Scran is also a Northern English word for food :)

Scran is also a Scottish word for food eg. gis a bit of scran im starvin'

It has recently caught on in Dublin and more recently Stockholm where the word is being used to describe absolutely anything. This slang word was born in Oxegen music festival where 4 good friends Dave, Luke, Justin and Damian took 'scran' to new levels. Phrases such as "Show us your scran!" "Are ya scrannin' it over to see the Magic Numbers?" "Shut your scran ya scraneatin' scranhead!!" and "Scranny scranny scran scran!!" became popular amongst the music loving folk. My other close friends John, Dave and another Damien have taken 'scran' to Sweden with them. The word scran is ever growing and we are all hoping that one day it'll make it into the everyday dictionary. Keep up the good scran!

According to 'Chambers Concise Scots Dictionary the word originated in Scotland in the 19th century, and referred to either just food, or scraps of food gained by begging.

Scran is actually a Navel expression. Sailors used to have SCRAN rations (Sultarners, Currents, Raisens and Nuts).

Scran has also been in use in Northern Ireland, particularly Co. Antrim, for some significant time too, refering to food. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.131.122.151 (talk) 14:20, 24 September 2007 (UTC)