scran
Preserved but no longer current.
Pieces of meat, broken victuals. Formerly the reckoning at a public-house. SCRANNING, or "out on the SCRAN," begging for broken victuals. Also, an Irish malediction of a mild sort, "Bad SCRAN to yer!" i.e., bad food to you.
Era: ca. 1874 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Historical definition reproduced from Hotten’s The Slang Dictionary (1874, public domain; Project Gutenberg #42108, retrieved 2026-07-31). Reflects the attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “scran” mean?
Pieces of meat, broken victuals. Formerly the reckoning at a public-house. SCRANNING, or "out on the SCRAN," begging for broken victuals. Also, an Irish malediction of a mild sort, "Bad SCRAN to yer!" i.e., bad food to you.
Is “scran” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.