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| Scottish Slang Word | Definition |
| a dinnieken | I dont know |
| ABC Minors | Saturday mornin' movies for weans at ABC cinemas. Show consisted of a shite children's film, usually wi Hayley Mills in it, some cartoons, an a crap serial like "Attack o' the unconvincing robots".
Ye went tae fling sooked jooblies at the screen an generally run aboot tae see if the man wid pit ye oot. |
| Act it | Deliberately behaving in an obtuse manner. Trying it on.
'Twelve pints isnae enuff tae get ye pished so dinnae act it.' |
| Aff | Off
Come oan, get aff! Ye aff yer heid? |
| Aff | Off or from, depending on usage.
ExamplesYer aff yer heid - You're madAh goat it aff the broo - I got it from those nice people at the Employment Exchange |
| ah'ament | I'm not |
| ah'mno | I am not |
| ah'murnie | I am not |
| Alba | The Gaelic name for Scotland |
| Alba Gu Brath | Scotland Forever |
| am'fair peched | to pech i.e. breathe noisily |
| Amur | I am.
"Am gaun to ra shoaps" (I'm going to the shops) |
| Amurny | "I am not". Used for denial of any allegation directed at oneself.
e.g. "You're pished!" would provoke the response "naw amurny!" Used commonly in the Lower Reaches of the Clyde, possibly other areas |
| An then yer arse fell aff. | A term used when someone is bullshitting. |
| ane | As in "I Lo'e Na A Laddie But Ane |
| Arab | Mild nuisance, troublemaker ExampleYer an arab. Bugger aff. Supporter of Dundee United |
| Arse bandit | Pejorative term for a homosexual |
| Atspish | That is not so good. Quite frankly, I'm dissappointed. |
| Auld | Old - Get aff yer erse ya auld weegie bampot |
| Auldjin | Anybody older than 40. |
| Away an bile yer heid | Get lost, shut up. Away an bile yer heid ya numpty,ye dinnae ken whit yer talkin aboot. |
| Awfy Peely-Wally | Sick, ill - "Ye're lookin' awfy peely-wally, son". |
| awroonrihooses | To go up and down to every house in the district....usually used when one is seeking another....ie. Wheryubeen?-Where have you been? Ah'vbeen- I have been awrronrihooseslookingfur ye - I looling every where for you.... |
| Aye | Yes or always, depending on usageExamplesAye, ah'm coming oot - Yes, I'm coming outHe's aye gaun oot - He's always going out |
| Aye ma Auntie | Shortening of Aye Ma Aunt Fannie.
A refined version of awa tae fuck yer talkin pish. |
| Aye right | No, not likely (I don't believe it, or I won't actually do it) |
