scanger

== English == === Alternative forms === skanger === Etymology === According to A Dictionary of Hiberno-English: "Much of the influence comes from 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 West Indian word used by the Caribbean community in London." Dolan's dictionary gives the 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. === Noun === scanger (plural scangers) (Dublin, derogatory) 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 (in Scotland) scag, skag skeet shams spide (in Northern Ireland) waa zook === See also === langer === References === === Anagrams === Cregans, gracens