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scanger


A male or female who is unfashionable, usually wears stretch geans and flanalette shirt, preferred haircut is the mullet, preferred shoes either rubber thongs in summer or ug-boots in winter: This word originated in western Victoria and was generally used to refer to people's appearance, "She's such a scanger" referring to someone who was not fashionably dressed. This is the western district equivalent of Bevan.