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to scrage
01
to scratch or cut the skin or a surface of something
Dialect
British
BritishSlang
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
scrage
3rd person singular
scrages
Present participle
scraging
Past simple
scraged
Past participle
scraged
What does "to scrage" mean in British dialectal slang?
The structure is a simple verb of uncertain origin, possibly a blend of "scratch" and "scrape," or from Old Norse "skrapa" (to scrape). It is used in British English to mean to scratch or cut the skin or a surface of something, often lightly or accidentally. People typically say "I scraged my knee on the wall" or "Don't scrage the table with those keys."
Examples
I scraged my arm on that fence.
Scrage
01
a scratch or cut on the skin or surface
DialectBritish
BritishSlang
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Composition
Simple
Countable
Plural form
scrages
Examples
He had a nasty scrage from the dog bite.
