Scunner Definition
skŭnər
noun
A strong dislike.
Webster's New World
(Yorkshire, pejorative) North Yorkshire term for an urban youth and usually associated with trouble or petty crime.
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The Nato reporting name of the R-1 ballistic missile built by the Soviet Union.
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verb
To feel disgust or strong aversion.
Webster's New World
To be sick of.
Wiktionary
(Northumbrian) To dislike.
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Origin of Scunner
From Middle English skunner to shrink back in disgust from scurnen to flinch
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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