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Q

Scottish slang word Definition
Quine A young girl, lassie
Quine (Especially in Aberdeen) A young girl

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  • V
    Scottish slang word Definition
    Varaflame arse, (rhyming slang "Varaflame lighter"

    Also "Ronson"

    "Did ye se the varaflame oan that?"
    Varicose veins Children (Rhyming slang.)
    "Huv ye goat varicose veins?"
    "Aye, a wee boay an a wee lassie"
    Vino Collapso A term for the various makes of cheap wine.
    " Jesus christ, ma heid's nippin this moarnin,shoulda eased up oan the auld vino collapso last night"
  • X
    Scottish slang word Definition
    X * ! ? + * Any sweary word which canny get pit intae a book suitable fur weans.Fur example Trainspotting. x*?/* x-%!* x@)+} x*?/* he x*?/* said An that wis me Clash whae pit it in 23rd Jan 2003. Bet ye cannae find any ither yins beginin wi X fur yonks.
  • U
    Scottish slang word Definition
    URL whit yie feel like dayin when yie cannie get any kinda computur relaytied thingmy tae wurk. See also, BOAK.
  • I
    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
  • O
    Scottish slang word Definition
    Oan On

    Any more of you cheek and I will stickone oan ye, get out of my way so I can get the aligator back where it belongs.
    oan tour a young team on tour in another area eg: young shawz on tour 2004
    Oobit a dirty,dishevelled child ....in fact so dirty and dishevelled as to be beyond words.
    Ooss Noun: may be spelled oose?
    Ye know if you look under a bed, you see that (if you live in a normal home and not, say a Clean Room in a microchip wafer processing plant) the dust has all clumped together in big gangs, and formed like dust-and-fluff-monsters?

    That's Ooss - pronounced, ermm oooosss...
    Also any sort of fluff or lint - particularly from a woolen jumper.

    Also loose packed detritus foud in the navel. Belly button fluff.
    Oxter Noun An armpit. As in "S'mibbe Feb'ry, bit it's aye Augist in alow yir oxters"
  • Z
    Scottish slang word Definition
    Zarrafakt A term used when someone tells ye somethin. Meaning, Oh is that so.
    Zipped baffies Extraordinary baffies - with the added bonus of a zip up the front, to aid in keeping them on. Worn primarily by auld duffers. A pipe is an optional extra.
    Ziver Grating or drain cover (Fife).

    As in "Kimberley's thrown ma Barbie doon the ziver".
    Zoomer A person of an erratic or volatile disposition.
  • E
    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