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Etymologically rooted in the German "Schraschattleschraum", meaning "release of creeping anxiety through subtle trappings of mirth, and maybe some sauerkraut" linguists have struggled to trace the origins of this popular urban term.

In his seminal text 'Syntactic Structures', linguist Noam Chomsky asserts that "scray" entered the english language around 1953. This was the dawn of the era in which mass communications technology began to difuse previously disparate elements into increasingly oblique and monastic forms. Consequently, ensuing developments of verbally expressed culture exhibited markedly parochial leanings. Chomsky feels such etymological dynamism aided the spreading of terms such as "scray" and "scallywop" across previously unscalable spatial and temporal borders.

However, famed pimp Iceberg Slim argues that "scray" in its current context was in fact introduced by "his own bad self," and that Chomsky "and his honky MIT people" are merely "suckas".
"Man, niggas be scrayin' in the cut like, 24/7. An' shit."
Scray by ryan johnson March 9, 2005
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When something is both scary and cray cray (crazy).
"Dude, meth?! Yo that shit scray"
"You want me to rock climb without a harness?? No way, that shit is so scray"
"Yo she a scray bitch! One time I had her over to carve a pumpkin and 10 mins in she shouts 'beer is better' and completely destroys my pumpkin"
"Courtney Love? She scray"
Scray by seriousaboutscuba June 13, 2018

scray scray

A combination of scary and crazy (cray cray). This word originated in Sacramento, CA.
OMFG did you see that movie? That shit was scray scray!
scray scray by SacTown$are January 15, 2012

scray shit

to drive on a highway with 0 km/h of fuel in the tank
i couldn´t belive it, it was totally scray shit

i bet you would never scray shit because you are such a pussy
scray shit by deinemum May 17, 2018

the scray 

Informal nickname for the Melbourne suburb of Footscray, the rapidly-gentrifying home of uni sharehouses, theoretically thousands of Victoria Bitter singlets and shitty pub rock bands.
DAVO: You end up going to that gig in the scray?
DAZZA: Yeah, man. I love Wil Wagner so I had to go.
the scray by pinto boy 96 November 17, 2018
Saray is usually a sweet and shy girl until you get to know her. Then you get to see her wild side. She has a lot of attitude and doesn't fuck around. Although she might look mean she's really sweet and caring.
There goes Saray
Saray by Brii18 December 24, 2016