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Offline Colwyn

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Scunnered
« on: August 27, 2014, 18:41:29 PM »

I was listening to a Radio 5 discussion of the Scottish Independence Debate. Someone texted in to say the Scottish people were generally "scunnered" by it. It apparently has the following meaning:

Scunnered
 A Scots word used to mean that you are world weary, down-trodden, and thoroughly bereft of any lust for life.


So, if someone makes you feel scunnered is that person a Scunner? Surely not.



Offline Jacqui Harvey

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Re: Scunnered
« Reply #1 on: August 27, 2014, 19:29:21 PM »
It's a word I am very familiar with as I hear it all the time. I also use it myself.   As Keith had a Scottish Father, he picked this Scottish word as his Forum I.D. 
I know he has been Scunnered many time on here.

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Re: Scunnered
« Reply #2 on: August 27, 2014, 19:41:07 PM »
Almost, my name was chosen for me, I didn't choose it - my friends started calling me it due to Supergran's arch enemy being the Scunner Campbell. My surname is Campbell, how funny my friends were.




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