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Irn-Bru. Caffine high, sugar laden fruit flavoured soda very popular in Scotland.
Predominately drank on the West coast and affectionately refered to as "ginger" although this is universally mis-atributed to the bright orange colour (hence irn-bru)

Excellent for a buckfast hangover.
Bad for teeth and hyperactivity

(Scene: Glaswegian with travel pass from HMP Saughton at newsagent inside Waverly Railway Station, Edinburgh)
Aw man, ma hied is gieing me pelters. Do you hae any "ginger"?
"Ginger"? Do you mean Irn-Bru?
Aye
Well, learn to speak english, you soap dodging weegie ned, and I might sell you some.
Irn-Bru by BrettS December 17, 2005
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popular scottish drink that involves pouring large quantities of sugar and rust solution into your body, and if you leave it in the glass long enough begins to errod away the sides
can i have a glass of irn-bru
irn-bru by fairy nuff September 20, 2003
a type of drink which looks like radioactive piss. popular with jock mcThicks and other such foreigners. actually, it has this really cool website that sells plaid clothing. they also have amusing commercials involving old women and robberies.
lo, hand me da Irn-Bru, fewl, else I kick yo head in, know what I'm sayin?!
Irn-Bru by KTH April 2, 2004
The ultimate hangover cure. Tastes best when consumed directly from a 750ml glass bottle.

Another one of Scotland's many national identities.

Scotland is the only country in the world that produces a soft drink that outsells Coca Cola.
The next time you go out on a drinking session, have a bottle / can of Irn Bru at your bedside waiting on you coming home. Before falling asleep consume the Irn Bru and you will wake up without a hangover.
Gies us an Irn Bru ya wee ned.
irn bru by Falconer April 30, 2004
Exactly how an orange scottish drink should be. Just perfect
Aww wit? Who's nicked my bru? Square on ya wee bam!
Softdrink made in Scotland from girders.
"Ey yoo, geez that can eh ginger ya wee raj."
irn bru by Picklintime April 14, 2003
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