SCUNNER

scunner

(noun) a strong dislike; “they took a scunner against the United States”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Verb

scunner (third-person singular simple present scunners, present participle scunnering, simple past and past participle scunnered)

To be sick of.

(Northumbria) To dislike.

(UK, Scotland, dialect) To cause to loathe, or feel disgust at.

Noun

scunner (plural scunners)

(Northumbria) Dislike or aversion.

(North Yorkshire, pejorative) An urban youth usually associated with trouble or petty crime; a young chav.

Synonyms

• charva, charver (Tyneside dialect)

• chav

• scally

Anagrams

• cunners

Noun

Scunner (plural Scunners)

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

Anagrams

• cunners

Source: Wiktionary

Scun"ner, v. t. Etym: [Cf. Shun.]

Definition: To cause to loathe, or feel disgust at. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.]

Scun"ner, v. i.

Definition: To have a feeling of loathing or disgust; hence, to have dislike, prejudice, or reluctance. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.] C. Kingsley.

Scun"ner, n.

Definition: A feeling of disgust or loathing; a strong prejudice; abhorrence; as, to take a scunner against some one. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.] Carlyle.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition