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scunner definition

scun·ner (skun′ər)

intransitive verb

Scot., North Eng. to feel disgust or strong aversion

Etymology: LME (Northern dial.) < ?

noun

Chiefly Brit. a strong dislike: often in the phrase take a scunner

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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