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Scunny

Scunny proper noun: scunthorpe.

Proper noun

Scunny

  1. (UK, slang) Scunthorpe.
    • In actuality, I could have been back home in Henry Afrika's in Scunny. Pounding music, bright flashing lights, sticky carpet.2016, Richard Nuttall, "Oi, watch it Treacle"- The Life and Hard Times of Terry Knacker, page 108

Questions about Scunny

What does Scunny mean?
Scunny means scunthorpe.
What part of speech is Scunny?
Scunny is a proper noun.

Words near Scunny in the dictionary

  1. scunnered
  2. scunnering
  3. scunners
  4. scunnersome
  5. scunning
  6. Scunny
  7. scuns
  8. Scunthonian
  9. Scunthonians
  10. Scunthorpe
  11. Scunthorpe problem

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