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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. If ye goat pit oot yer pals wid let ye back in through the fire exit. |
| 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) "No yur no" (No you're not) "Amur so" (I am too) |
| 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) |
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