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Scottish slang word	Definition
Jacksey	Noun: also Jacksy, Jaxy (make up your own) - arse, specifically sphincter. Probably not just Scottish, also used in England. Example: Ah decided no tae audition fur the New Bay City Rollers, cause fur wan, ah didny see how ah wid need a medical. Two, ah don't hink at wee baldy bugger wis a real doctor. Three, he seemed awfy interestit in mah jacksie.
Jag	an injection from the doctor
Jaggy	spikey object that is rough to the touch.
Jaggy Bunnet	Crown of thorns as worn by Jesus (© Billy Connolly) To be held in a head lock where the school bully rubs his knuckles across the top of your heid very hard
jaggy nettles	poison ivy
Jakey	noun: Indigent or homeless person prone to over-imbibe budget-priced beverages with high alcoholic content Example: See that auld jakey?. He' jist papped his empty Superlager can oantae the verandah.
Jam sandwich	A polis car
Jambo	NounSupporter of Heart of Midlothian Football Club (Embra Huns). Also known as Scumbos.
Jammy bastard	A lucky person
Jauries	1 Marbles2 testicles."Big Gordon hid hud enough o the smarmy wee nyaff an suddenly turnt roon an gied him a right sore yin in the jauries" From "Life at No 11, Living next door to an unbearable patronising git" by Sarah Brown.
JAWBOX	Sink or in the posh hooses Wash hand basinHe washes his face in the jawbox {used in Dumbarton}
Jeeked	To be extremely tired " Ah cannae run anymore, am jeeked!"
Jeely	Jam
Jeely Piece	A jam sandwich
Jeg	Slang term used in reference to bottles of carbonated soft drinks, in particular Irn Bru. Fancy gittin iz a boattle a' jeg fae the tally man?"
Jeg	Slang term used in reference to bottles of carbonated soft drinks
Jelly	Temazepam; "How dae ye start a parade in Paisley?" "Ye roll a Jelly up the street."
Jessy, Jessie	To act like a wimp/big girls blouse. Stoap acting like a big jessy or ah'll hit ye wi that hauf brick again
Jiggered	Anything from exhausted to being confounded Ah'm that jiggered ah could'nae get a stonner if a Senga wi big diddies wis tae gie me a gammy
Jilldee	Get a move on or hurry up
Jimmies	Gym shoes, plimsoles
Jimmy	Pish, (rhyming slag from Jimmy Riddle or Jimmy Riss)
Jings	Well, well. ( used extensively by the Broons and oor Wullie, so it must be a wurd)
Jings	Well
Jink	Dance about The floor of the sauna was hot so I had to jink about to get to a seat.
Jobby	Ancient word now only used by Billy Connoly as a euphemism for shite.
Jobby jabber	Wurds used tae describe the act of shuvin yir dobber up sumdies bum.
Jook	Dodge (Mibbe 'Jook' is not correct spelling please feel free to sort oot!) I saw Senga so I had to jook up a close, I stiil owe her for the fish suppers.
Jook (2)	Or "Juke" The front of yer jumper or t-shirt. "Tam goat caught shoapliftin in JJB Sports. He hud three hoodies an a perra adidas trackies up his jook" Also used by the stupidly polite as a euphemism for arse. "See you, you can jist... jist... Stuff it up your jook!" CJ swerrs he heard a wummin fae Cardonald shoutin' "Right up your jook" while singin alang wi "The Wild Rover".
Jookies	The "Duke o' Argylls". Rhyming slang for the piles.
Jotters	To be fired, dismissed, sent off.Ah gave him his jotters because he was a eejit</>
Jubbly (or Joobly)	Tetrahedral lump of orange coloured ice encased in waxed cardboard. Sooked by weans until white then used as a missile at the ABC minors on a Saturday morning.
Jube Jube	Also Jujube Noun: sweetmeat (Ok, a sweetie... alright - for you Murcans - candy) As far as the writer is aware, this is a hardish, jelly covered with sugar. You may of course, know differently. Please feel free to bombard the forum with corrections pointing out all the things that I got wrong...I promise to give each and every one the same amount of attention, so please feel free to post your thoughts... Apparently this was originally taken from the name of a fruiting tree the Jujube.. see links: The Jujube These may originally have been medicinal sweets, and the non-medicianl teeth-rotting attributes just gradually took precedence over the medicinality of the confection. As far as I know, (but I may be mistaken) no-one still makes jujube/jube-jubes as such... Does any one know of a manufacturer in Scotland? There may also be a sweetie still being made in the States called Jujubes. But some people think they should be called Joojoobeees. (how crazy is that?) See this link: US Joojoobeees The author of this site talks about Candian jujbes, but doesn't say what they are. The best thing about the word jubejube / jujube is the marvellous expression it gives us: Any futile exercise; anything which involves an inordinate amount of work for very little return. Like feedin' jujubes tae an elephant
Judas	Carry-ootRhyming slang - Judas Iscariot = carry oot
Juke	To cut in front of someone in a queue
Jupe or jupin	Highland expression, to skive offAh wis jupin skweel an got caught by the beak sae noo ah'm grounded fur life.

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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.

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eat the breed idiot

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pronounced: Eet the breed

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

Scottish slang word	Definition
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Varicose veins	Children (Rhyming slang.) "Huv ye goat varicose veins?" "Aye, a wee boay an a wee lassie"
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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
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
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