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Scottish slang word	Definition
Pan	To break or disfigure "You keep edgy fur the polis, while ah pan the windaes in!"or" Your gettin yir face panned in"
Pap	To put something on something else. If you dont shut up I will pap this tin of turpentine over your heidBreast, usually applied in pairs.See that wee burd? She's goat some set a paps oan her
Parton	Crab (Fife)'whit are you lookin' at, ye wee parton-face?'
Pass remarkable	Have too much to say about something or someone
paukit	inadequately small...as in 'yon mannies hoose wis paukit!...smlr to pokey
Peched	Breathe noisily, when out of breath.
Pee-the-Bed	noun: Dandelion Taraxacum officinale
Peelly wally	Unwell, extremely pale and tired - usually referred to children when unwell
Peely-Wally	Meaning- pale,wan,peeky. "Yer awfy peely-wally lookin the day wis the tally man roon at your hoose?"
Peep	Very low flame for cooking
Peevers	children's game of Hopscotch
Peh	A Dundee term fur a pie, usually ae ra mutton variety, usually drippin' wae grease an therfur ideal fur pappin' at fowk at fitba' matches.
Pelter	Panic. "She's in a richt pelter the day, the tally man's due."
Peltin	The act of coupultation. "Were you peltin at the weekend there?"
pettit	A 'pettit' lip - this is the Scots pronunciation of 'petted' i.e. a petted lip
Pettit lip	Probably bastardised from "pout". To extend the lower lip excessively implying discontent, or when sulking. A technique most commonly adopted by children. Pit away that pettit lip afore ah gie ye a skelp oan the erse!
Pie eater	Person of stinted intellect or low social expectation. First use attributed to staff in the carpet franchise in the Grandfare at the corner of Argyle Street and Oswald Street (now demolished) in the late 1970's. It was used to describe clients who came in with pies in their hands and started feeling the £2000+ chinese rugs with fingers running with mutton fat.The expression spread through the carpet trade and soon to other sections of non-food retail, finally becoming universal in the 1980's.
Piece	Sandwich
piece poke	a bag containing your piece(s)
Pish	(verb)To urinate (noun) Urine, as in "Ah never made it tae the pisher in time an noo mah kegs is aw pish" (descriptive) Boggin' crap, shitey, something of little value Eg "Thon Budweiser is pure Pish so it is"
Pished	Drunk, intoxicatedExampleThe Eejit wiz blootered ootae his coupon (The idiot was drunk out of his face)
Pishflaps	<1>Vaginal lips- Ma pishflaps were awfa itchy the other day when a had a shave<1>
Pit	1. Verb: To put or pap as in -Pit yon ower yonder.2.Noun: Bed or scratcher as in -Eh'm awa tae meh pit.
Plamph	(N) One who takes part in the, odd, practice of wearing someone elses undergarments ,on their head, and giving the gusset a damn good sniff.
PLEASE CHANGE THIS ENTRY!	MISTAKE
Pletty	Peculiarly Dundee word for the open air landing running along the back of a tenement from the stairwell. Ideal for al fresco congregating, overlooking the back green and commenting on the state of the neighbours' washing.
Plook	Spots 'He's goat a face fu o plooks'...
Plooter	Play with, fiddle with."Ah telt thay weans tae stoap plooterin in the mud"
Plottie	An allotment (for growing vegetables)
plug	Term used by 'old folk' passed 30 meaning to miss school or "Dog it" as younguns like to say.
Pockle	Swindle, cheat. He was at the pockle with the books. He had a wee pockle at the cards.
Poke	Meaning 1.To prod or point.-Dinnae poke yer finger at me pal. 2.A short version of pokey-hat(ice cream cone) 3.A loose woman.- She's a right poke that yin. 4.The sexual act- Ah'd love tae poke that big blonde yin so a wid.
poke	paper bag
Pokey Hat	An old fashioned name for an ice cream cone."If ye don't shut yer greetin face ye'll no get a pokey hat when the van comes."
POLLIS	The police
Poof	(1) Totally unacceptable term for a gay man (2) Jimmy Hill
Poor oot	Similar to scramble, best man or groom chucks money from the car when leaving the wedding
Pooroo	Must be east coast version of a scramble.
Puggled	Adj in the old sense meaning tired,out of breath --Ah'm ferr puggled efter climbin' yon stairs. Modern meaning-- drunk,pissed.
Puggy	Fruit machine. Derived from an old word for 'monkey' and originally applied to an organ-grinder's instrument ('puggy machine'). Thence used for fruit machines but now applied to bank machines. 'Ah'd buy a round but the puggy's f***ed'
Purvey	The suppliers of the funeral repast. Ra Co-Op did a fine purvey for Old Joe's funeral.
Puss	Noun: Face, fizzog, coupon. Pronounced 'pus'. As in: "Eh'll gie yi the affiest dab in the puss".

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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
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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
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
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