scundered

English

Etymology

Alteration of scunnered.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈskʌndəɹd/

Adjective

scundered (comparative more scundered, superlative most scundered)

  1. (Northern Ireland, slang) Fed up; not content, not satisfied.
    I'm scundered. I'm going home.
  2. (Northern Ireland Belfast only, slang) Embarrassed; caught off guard.
    I'm scundered. I just asked a lady out and she said no.
    • 2015, Mary Daly, Grace Kelly, Families and Poverty: Everyday Life on a Low Income, Policy Press, →ISBN, page 155:
      She uses the word ‘scundered’, which is a Northern Irish colloquialism for a mixture of being caught off guard and embarrassment:
      [] So the day I went in, I was paying £19 and the teacher said to me, “Are you sure you can afford it?” I was scundered, so I was, because his teachers know I don't have a job. []
    • 2017, Shirley-Anne McMillan, The Unknowns, Hachette, →ISBN:
      ‘My face actually hit the pavement.’
      Scundered!’ I said.
      ‘Exactly!’ Meg laughed.
  3. (Northern Ireland, slang) Minge; being a minge
    I'm scundered. I’m gorgeous sir
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