Definitions For Scanger

Noun

SCANGER (plural SCANGERs) (Dublin, Ireland, pejorative) A person who is associated with petty criminality and who is seen as strongly identified with brand names in music, clothing, sport, vehicles, and so forth.

Alternative forms

skanger

Synonyms

chav charva charver skobie, scobe gurrier ned scag, skag skeet shams spide waa zook

Alternative forms

skanger

Etymology

According to A Dictionary of hiberno-englishA Dictionary of Hiberno-English by Terence Dolan, Gill & Macmillan, : "Much of the influence comes from w:london, london where the origins of the word 'skanger' can be found. I'm pretty certain this is a collapsed form of the word "scavenger" from a w:west indies, west indian word used by the Caribbean community in London." The Irish Times, 2006-11-11. Dolan's dictionary gives the w:caribbean english, west indian slang word "skanker", meaning an untrustworthy or unreliable person, as a possible source of the word. Originally, in 1980s Dublin, it referred only to women but has become broadened to men in recent years.

Anagrams

Cregans, gracens