scundered
English
Etymology
Alteration of scunnered.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈskʌndəɹd/
Adjective
scundered (comparative more scundered, superlative most scundered)
- (Northern Ireland, 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.
- (Northern Ireland, slang) Fed up; not content, not satisfied.
- I'm scundered. I'm going home.
- (Northern Ireland, slang) Minge; being a minge
- I'm scundered. I’m gorgeous sir