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Scottish slang word	Definition
Cannae	Can not, can't. Ah cannae git the matches tae light! Ye cannae come in here wi'oot a tie, pal
Canny	Shrewd cautious or crafty
Capercaillie	A game bird, looks kinna like a humungous grouse ur partridge! Also the name o a Scottish band....
caramel	toilet (rhyming slang "caramel log") "Ah'm away tae the caramel fur a Gladys"
Cargo	Carry out of alcoholic drinks Get me a cargo furr a swally the night</>
Catch a canter	Hanging onto the back of a horse drawn waggon or dray without the drayman seeing you.
Cauld	ColdIt wiz caulder than a witches tit
chanty wrassler	a useless dishonest person
Chap or Chappit	To mash as in 'chappit tatties n neeps ur traditionally served wi haggis' Or Chap - to knock as in 'someone is chappin at the door'
Chav	Edinburgh variant of Ned.
chaynge	no idea
Cheb	Breast "awe aye that lassies got bloody huge chebs"
Chib	Noun: A non-projectile weapon. May be blunt or sharp, can include razors, lead pipes, bits of wood with nails hammered in, Stanley knives, etc... . Possibly the main feature that these will have in common is that a chib is something which has been adopted for use as a weapon, possibly with ingenious modifications, rather than something originally designed for that purpose. So a survivalist knife with a 10-inch blade wi the wee jaggy bits (What ur they fur anyway?) is probably not a chib. A crossbow or catapult is similarly not a chib. A Star Trek phaser is not a chib. Probably connected to the word shiv. Prounced Tchib A chibbing is an attack from such an implement. Verb: To employ a chib - usually against another human being, but often against a ned. One who has been subjected to attack with a chib is said to have been chibbed. Examples: Hey, did ye see that pigeon chibbin that seagull wi the Irn Bru boattle? Ah'm no sayin it's a rough pub, but if the chucker-oot frisks ye an disnae fun a chib, he gies ye wan!
chillax	a combonation between chill and relax
china	pal...close friend. I come from Glasgow and know this word well but have never seen it in any dictionary.
Choob	Tube. Stupid Person. Idiot. "Yer such a choob, of course yer tadger wid get inflamed is ye rubbed it hard wi nettles"
Chookter	Country bumpkin

Chore	to steal. "It wis choried", "gaun oot on the chore"
chuckter	pronounced: chookter (or there abouts)means a yokel or non-townser
Chuffed	Pleased (usually with oneself)See Dischuffed
Chunty	The toilet or a potty
Chuter	Country local, farm person similar to N.Irish Cultchy
civer/siver	A drain in the road into which chukie stanes, wee lone star models and other objects go, never to be seen again.
Clabbydoo	Rarely come by seafood delicacy, apparently you can still buy them at the Barras, a large horse mussel.
Clam up	Shut yer trap / be quiet / shut yer puss "Aw gonnae clam up, Jimmy, yer gien' us a sore heid."
clap	mister can i clap yer dog? (as you know pat yer dog) but in england they think you are crazy!
Clatty	Adj-- meaning dirty,unkempt as in-- He could dae wae a guid wash, that clatty auld bastart.
Claw baw	An insult..meaning somebody spends most of their time with their hands down their pants.
clipe	to tell or snitch on someone
Clishmaclaiver	Chatter, idle talk
Clock	VerbTo notice, or observe, as in:Eh clocked whit yir daein, yi bastirt
Clootie dumplin	A boiled pudding rich with dried fruits.
Close	Noun An alleyway, a passage at the rear of houses. The passageway leading into a tenement building. May also be referred to on the east coast as a 'closie'.
Clout	To slap or hit. Eh'll gie u a right clout, pal.
Cludgie	Toilet
Clype	To inform on. A person who informs on others. A grass. A yopper
Coagie	A working-class resident of Dundee. A supporter of Dundee F.C.
Coarn Doag	The ubiquitous Dundee steak - corned beef!
Coaxy	A piggy back carry.
Collie-buckie	A piggy back"C'moan, Hen, I'll gie ye a wee collie-buckie."
Contermashious	Contrary
Coo	Cow, but not as an insult.
coo	prenounceation of Cow in scotland.
Corbie	A crow
Corriejukit	Left or wrong handed
coup	Rubbish dump"This bedrooms like a coup"
Coupin'	Hurting like hell.See efter Senga larrup'd ma tadger, it wisnae hauf coupin
Coupon	Face
Cow	The worst, the VERY WORST insult you can give a Scots woman is to call her a cow. All other sweary words pale into insignificance beside this most-powerful of derogatory terms. "Please Miss Magrit-Anne said a bad word" "What did she say Condoleeza?, you can spell it out if you don't want to swear." "She said ah wis a fuckin C.O.W. Miss." True story as telt tae CJ by his maw, only the names huv been chinged fur comedy purposes.
Cowp	Noun - rubbish dump."Clean your room up, it looks like a bloody cowp in here"Verb - spill, fall over, tip. "Did you cowp mah pint, ya bastard?"
Crabbit	Adj- meaning grumpy. As in--- 'See yon Fitty,she kin be a crabbit auld bitch at times."
Crabbit	cross or angry 'See her, she's a crabbit owd beezum'
Crakin	nice
Cratur	Whisky, scotch.
Creeping Jesus	The sage of Govan
Crivens	Goodness me! (much loved by the Broons)
Cromulent	Adjective: Sensible, well-known, respectable; appropriate. Example: D'ye hink ye should huv went doon yersel tae cash in yer Lottery Ticket? Naw, naw, Wee Fly Man McCreadie's a perfectly cromulent fella We are indebted to Mr Og, a citizen of the Unites States of Apple-pie for this contribution
Cry	Called or named. 'They cry him "wee greetin bugger" when he disnae get 'is ain way.'
Cuddy	Noun: a horse; maybe also a donkey; probably even wee ponies. Example: Wean:Maw, Maw! Ah want a shot oan wan a they cuddies! Maw:Them's no cuddies, son. Thon's a herd ah sheep. They can brek yer airm wi a single flap ah thur wings...
Cuddy lug	A smart clout around the ear."Any mair ay yer cheek an' ye'll get a cuddy lug, ye wee bugger!"
Cundy	Noun A drain or gutter. From the French 'conduit'.
Cunty Baws	<1>Affectionate term often used when greeting ones friends.<1> <1>'Awrite c*nty baws'<1>

cuntybuggeryfucktoleybumshite	the ultimate scottish swear word.....

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Scottish slang word Definition

eat the breed idiot

Eat-the-Breid noun: Mildly abusive term for one with a healthy appetite; also one who appears unduly enthusiastic
pronounced: Eet the breed

Scottish slang word	Definition
ya bam pot yae	Silly
Ya Bas	You Bastard.
ya pure mad dafty	you really stupid idiot
Yahoorsur	A Fife exclamation, usually at the start of any given sentence. A bit like the Weegie 'by the way, but' tagged on to the end of sentences. Doesn't actually mean anything, more like a verbal tic.
Yer Maw	a common insult. can turn any question into an insult; "where wur you las nigh'?" "yer maw" "you dae anyhing yesterday?" "aye, yur maw"
Yer Maw cares.	Meaning--Who gives a shit.
Yokit	Started work (as in yoked up like an animal)
Yonks	Years - ages - an awfy long time Nah ah huvnae seen Raffy fur yonks he wis last seen round Saughton way no telling ony tales mind.
Yooz	Everybody standing in front of you when you are drunk, you feel oppressed ... What are yooz looking at? Never seen a daft wee keelie in a bunnet buckled before?
Yopper	a clype
Yopper (2)	A young person employed in the early 80's under Mrs Thatcher's Youth Opportunities Program, taken literally from the YOP acronym.Later replaced by YTSers (Youth Training Scheme, somehow a vast improvement on YOP), who were no smarter, only younger. A modern equivalent of slave labour.

Scottish slang word	Definition
Kailyard	Vegetable patch or kitchen garden. Sentimental depiction of Scottish life.
Keech	Rubbish, detritus, crap, verbal or written. Excretia, human or otherwise.
Keek	Meaning-- a sly look at something (like through a keyhole. Dinnae think ah didnae see ye keekin oot fae behind them curtains.
Keeker	Black eye
Keelie	Young, urban, working-class male. Usually derogatory.
Keepie-uppie	The art of keeping a football off the ground by juggling it with the feet, shoulders, head and chest.
Kelly	Dundonian word for sherbit!
Ken	Know, understandExampleAh ken whit ah wid dae. (I know what I would do)
Ken (2)	Verb: to know, understand Used by carrot-crunchers, bumpkins* and a few teuchters*** who are insufficiently edumacated to realise that despite all best efforts to bring Scots kicking and screaming into the twentieth, never mind the twenty-first century, there are some usages that should be quitely euthanased. Those living South of Shawlands in Glasgow Anyone from East of Baillieston (in Glasgow) Anyone from North of Springburn (yes, in Glasgow)
Kenspeckle	Familiar, well-known.
Kerfuffle	A commotion or fuss.There wiz a right kerfuffle when he wiz papped ootae the pichurs fur playin wi his tadger
Kerry oot	'Take away' usually food or drink.
Kettle-biler	NounA description applied to the men of Dundee. Due to high male unemployment, and the easy availability of women's jobs (cheaper labour) in the mills, many men stayed at home whilst the women worked. They would have the kettle boiled for the wife coming home for her tea - and sufficient of them did this for the name to have stuck!
Keys	noun: a call for truce, pax, used by children in games. Must be accompanied by hands loosely clenched with both thumbs pointing up. Example: At's no ferr! Ye canny tig me, cause ah hud ma keys oot!
killy-coad or killy-buckie	piggy back
Kleip	To tell on someone"The wee basters kleiped on me!""Ya wee kleip
Knobdobber	A tosser of the highest order

Scottish slang word	Definition
Laldy	To give it Laldy means to do anything with great gusto or to get laid in to someone big style whether physically or verbally.Ye shooda seen big Effie it the karaoke,she wiz geein it laldy aw night.
Left footer	A Catholic - old belief that Catholics used their left foot when digging with a spade, and Protestants, their right.
Lerra	Leather, As in "Ah jist looked so cool in mah latex shirt an mah lerra thong."
Liftit	Arrested."Ah goat liftit fur wavin mah tadger at the polis"
Lilian	Pish (Rhyming slang, from Lilian Gish)
Lobey	Lobby - common entry-way to Glasgow tenement, often not locked. One of Glasgow's famous fictional sons, Lobey Dosser, gets his name from the use of these for shelter by the homeless.See Bajin for info on Mr Dosser's arch-enemy
Loon	Noun: boy, as in young male person.
Loupin	Leaping, jumping, stinging, painful
Lous'd	Finished work, as in freed from harness (see yokit)
Lug	Ear - I have a pain in my ear'Ah've goat a sair lug'
Lum	Chimney
Lumber	To make acquaitance with a member of the oposite sex and spend time with them or possibly date them. As in lucky bastard Franko got a lumber last night.

Scottish slang word	Definition
Napper	Yer heid or head.
Nat king	Sexual congress (Rhyming from Nat King Cole) "Gie me anura wanna thae viagra sandwiches, Ah'm oan mah Nat King the night"
naw	no
neane	not anyExample "How many are going out?""Neane are goin' out"
Neb	Nose, beak, pointy end. As in "Keep thon cruise missile shiny lads. Wan wee speck o' dust oan its neb an it'll mebbe miss its target completely an hit a hoaspital or somethin'"
Ned	Non-Educated Delinquent (acronym - so now yese know) Irritating wanker in a shell suit or Gap hoody. Often accompanied by a burglar's dug. A "Slack Jawed Cunt"
Neebs	Another Fife expression, meaning neighbour or friend.
Neep	Noun Tumshie or turnip. Also used to define persons of a rural persuasion, generally by a gadgie...
Nice, The	Noun?Adjective? Adverb ( No idea) Means roughly "how cute!", or "isn't that endearing and charming?" Used usually in conjunction with "Uch!...", or " Aww..." Example: "Uch, the nice!......" or "Awwwwww, the nice....!"
Nippin	Nagging Away you go and stop nippin my heid.
noggin	as in a fight you
nood book	Soft-core gentlemans magazine. Often found torn up under hedges.
Nookie Badge	Love bite or "hickey" Yer only werrin that high collar tae hide yer nookie badges ya durty cow!
Nooks and Crannies	Wee places tae hide Small places that cannot be reached easily!
Nugget	Similar to daftie, an idiot or one of unsound mind. "e.g. Whit ye talkin boot ya nugget...."
numptie	moron
Numpty	Numb tea. A useless individual.See that John Swinney? He's a right numpty, see that Jack McConnel? He's a real numpty.
Nyaff	knee aff. Annoying wee bugger, especially applicable to a politician. See you ya wee nyaff if ye dinnae bugger aff yer gettin' a bash in yer moosh

Scottish slang word	Definition
Ile	Oil As in: "Ah'm werrin nothin but baby ile hen, could be yer lucky night!"
Iled up	Drunk, pished
Invershnecky	Another name for Inverness
Irn Bru	A carbonated drink frequently used as a hangover cure
Isnae	Is not - Tony Blair isnae a numpty, he's a eejit
It's a snell day	cold or snowy day