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scunner

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.12 in modern English

Syllables
scun-ner
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To be sick of.

verb

To dislike.

verb

To cause to loathe, or feel disgust at.

noun

Dislike or aversion.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A young chav.

Countable; Derogatory; Uncountable

noun

The NATO reporting name of the R-1 ballistic missile built by the Soviet Union.

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Etymology

Borrowed from Scots scunner, skunner, from Old Scots skunnyr, skowner (“to shrink back; flinch”), from Middle English skoneren (“to feel sick or disgusted”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps from a frequentative of shun. If so, etymologically shun + -er (frequentative suffix). Compare also Middle English scurnen (“to flinch”), English scare, English scorn.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

scunners (present, singular) scunnering (participle, present) scunnered (participle, past) scunnered (past) scunners (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

scunder

Synonyms

charva charver chav scally

Questions

What does scunner mean?
To be sick of.
Where does scunner come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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