| Scottish slang wurd |
Definition |
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| Gallusses |
Braces fur haudin up yir troosers !! |
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| a dinnieken |
I dont know |
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| 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. |
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| Aff |
Off
Come oan, get aff! Ye aff yer heid? |
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| Aff |
Off or from, depending on usage.
Examples
Yer aff yer heid - You're mad
Ah goat it aff the broo - I got it from those nice people at the Employment Exchange |
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| ah'ament |
I'm not |
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| ah'mno |
I am not |
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| ah'murnie |
I am not |
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| Alba |
The Gaelic name for Scotland |
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| am'fair peched |
to pech i.e. breathe noisily |
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| 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)
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| 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 |
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| An then yer arse fell aff. |
A term used when someone is bullshitting. |
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| ane |
As in "I Lo'e Na A Laddie But Ane |
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| Arab |
Mild nuisance, troublemaker
Example
Yer an arab. Bugger aff.
Supporter of Dundee United |
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| Arse bandit |
Pejorative term for a homosexual |
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| Auld |
Old - Get aff yer erse ya auld weegie bampot |
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| Auldjin |
Anybody older than 40. |
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| Away an bile yer heid |
Get lost, shut up.
Away an bile yer heid ya numpty,ye dinnae ken whit yer talkin aboot. |
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| Awfy Peely-Wally |
Sick, ill - "Ye're lookin' awfy peely-wally, son". |
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| 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....
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| Aye |
Yes or always, depending on usage
Examples
Aye, ah'm coming oot - Yes, I'm coming out
He's aye gaun oot - He's always going out |
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| Aye ma Auntie |
Shortening of Aye Ma Aunt Fannie.
A refined version of awa tae fuck yer talkin pish. |
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| Ba'-heid |
noun: similar in meaning to Heid-the ba'. One with an over-inflated opinion of their own importance.
pronounced Baw Heed
may also be used adjectivally: Ba'heidit
Example: Heh! You! Ba'-heid! Yer mate's near as ba'-heidit as you r!
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| Back a (ten) |
Phrase meaning meeting time (I'll meetcha the back a' ten) I will meet you at either 5 mins to 10, 10 o'clock or 5 mins after. |
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| Back green |
The common drying area (whether grassed or not) behind a tenement |
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| Baffies |
Slippers, house shoes |
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| Bahookie freezer |
A bum freezer. A jacket or jersey that's too short |
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| bairn |
child |
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| Bajin |
A bad one.
'See that Sean, thas a bajin, he's oanly chibbed tha' puur Mrs Wummin ferrer pension'
Badness personified, as in Rank Bajin, the dastardly criminal genius against whom Lobey Dosser is pitted in the comic strips. |
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| balloon |
Noun: One with an exaggerated opinion of their own importance. Similar to heid-the-ba' and ba'-heid. Sometimes used more generally for a fool, but especially one who is an extremely confident fool.
Example: Ignore him, wi his big BMW an his swimmin pool. He's a big balloon.
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| Baltic |
Freezing. Really, very bloody cold. |
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| Bam |
Aberdonian abusive term for non-educated delinquent.
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| Bampot |
A mildly unhinged person. |
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| Bar-L |
A term for Glasgow's Barlinnie Prison otherwise known as the big hoose or the Riddrie Hilton. |
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| Barkit |
ADJ. Popular term in Dundee, indicating the general 'unwashedness' of a person viz; "Awa an hae a wash, yi barkit wee minker". |
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| Barnie |
A bit of bother, a scuffle. |
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| Barras, the |
Glasgow street market. From 'Barrows' |
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| Barry |
Splendid, good, wonderful |
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| Bauchle |
A wee fat wifie. |
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| baw bag |
scrotum |
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| baw hair |
a hairsbreadth. He missed me by a baw hair |
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| Bawbag |
A useless person
Haw, see you Vogts, yerr a bawbag ya choob |
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| Bawherr |
A tiny amount (literally a scrotal hair)
"Ah'm only a bawherr away fae pannin your stupit melt in ya gomeril" |
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| Bawjaws |
One who jaws baws. |
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| Baws |
Testicles
Pronunciation
Bozz
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| Beedy |
Sharp or citrus like taste |
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| Beelin |
A boil or very angry plook! |
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| Beelin (2) |
Boiling, angry.
"Ah never goat ma check fae the broo, ah'm fuckin beelin, so ah um" |
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| Beid |
To Stay with
"I beidit wit ma pal maw" "I stayed with my friend mother" |
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| bellywasher |
Pint of beer.
"it was decided to abandon the meeting of the education committee and adjourn to the Rubbadub for a few bellywashers" |
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| ben |
in or through as in:
"huv ye seen ma glessies?!
"aye thir ben the kitchen" |
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| Berries |
1) Great, brilliant - as in : "Thon wis the berries!"
2) Annual holiday in Blairgowrie - the berry picking season. Minkers from all over Scotland gather together to pick the berries and get pished a lot. |
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| Berryhuckle |
a round (of drinks)
From Spoonerised rhyming slang..... Huckleberry (hound) = round
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| bertie-auld |
rhyming slang for cold/cauld |
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| Besom |
Originally a broomstick, now means a cheeky hussy, loose woman, or hing oot. As in "Yi gallus wee besom, eh'll skelp yir erse!" |
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| Bidie in |
Partner in co-habiting unmarried relationship. |
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| Bile |
Boil
as in "awa an bile yer heid" |
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| Bin howker |
A person who 'howks' (takes) rubbish out of bins for further personal use. A term of abuse. |
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| Bing |
Heap of shale and other mining detritus, common feature at one time of the landscapes of West Fife, West Lothian and Lanarkshire. Who can say in their heart of hearts that they have not gasped at the magnificence of one of these industrial mountains, steaming slightly even in the pouring rain? Now sadly being landscaped, used as road-fill, turned into golf courses and otherwise diminished. A sad loss to Scotland's industrial landscape...... not.
Hollywood crooner who hung about with Bob Hope (see separate entry) and slid down golf clubs. |
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| bint |
A fanciable women |
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| Birl |
Verb: to twirl or spin, particularly to the point of dizziness
Example: The wean wis birlin roon an roon oan the swivel chair, but she startit tae boak.
Ma heid's birlin wi aw this information fae this new Glossary |
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| bits |
boots or smart shoes
eg. "a goat these bits af the back o a lorry" |
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| Blether |
Gossip, chat extensively |
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| Bletherer |
Chatterbox, talkative person |
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| Bletherskite |
Someone talking rubbish, in the listener's opinion. |
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| Blootered |
Drunk
Pronunciation
Blue Turd |
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| blootert |
drunk, pished, steamin |
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| Bluenose |
Noun
1) On the West Coast - a Hun
2)On the East Coast - A Dundee FC Supporter |
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| Boaby |
Penis... As in |
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| Boak |
To throw up, be sick
See Tony Blair, every time I see his coupon, ah wantae boak
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| Bob Hope |
Marijuana (Rhyming Slang) |
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| Bog |
Toilet, bathroom. |
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| Boggin |
Useless, no good, smelly |
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| Bogie |
A never seen entity always hiding in dark places. Used to scare children.
A type of scooter/cart made with a roller skate a plank of wood and an orange box mounted vertically at the front. It had a strap across the top for a handlebar., |
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| boo tae a goose |
describtion of a mild mannered person. ie:"aw him? naw |
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| Bool |
marbles
Example 'She talks wi a bool in her mooth' ie posh!
Or the game of grass bowls |
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| Bothy |
A wee shepherds hut or roughly built holiday cottage. |
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| Bowfin |
Adjective: Smelly, dirty like mingin with the emphasis on the smelly.
Ah wisht ah'd washed ma jumper efter ah wis sick oan it last week. It's pure bowfin noo, so it is.. |
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| Brammer |
Excellence, usually associated with an individual.
Haw, yerr takin me oot for a bevvy are ye. See you, yerr a brammer, by the way |
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| brassic |
to be without money... |
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| Braw |
Good |
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| Breeks |
Pants, under or otherwise.
I was caught with my breeks doon, I was fair affronted! |
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| Breenge |
To go, to sojourn. "Ah'm gonny breenge up the barras the morra, so am ur, tae get some new white sports soacks." |
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| Brian Donlevy |
(pint of) heavy (rhyming slang) |
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| Broo |
Unemployment Exchange |
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| Bubbly-jock |
Noun
Turkey |
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| buckie |
buckshee |
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| Buckie |
Buckfast - tonic wine drunk by neds |
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| Buckled |
Adj meaning drunk to the extent that one's legs don't function as they should. |
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| Bufty |
Derogatory name for a gay person (male only) |
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| bufty |
derotatory name for a gay person (male only) |
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| Bumfel |
Hummock or ruck in cloth or other soft material.
"Oh look ma carpets aw bumfeled" |
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| Bumpin yer gums |
Talking too much
Away an stoap bumpin yer gums ya bletherin auld skite. |
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| Bunker |
The work top in the kitchen usually next to the sink.
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| bunker |
The work top in the kitchen usually next to the sink. |
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| Bunnet (1) |
A hat, particularly a flat cap as worn by industrial workers in grainy films aboot when Scotland hud industries that made stuff an' didny jist assemble things. |
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| Bunnet (2) |
The Glans, or head of the penis.
"Aw doactur, Ah've rubbed oven cleaner oan mah tadger instead o' KY jeely, an noo mah bunnet's giein' me pure Gyp. It's loupin', so it is!" |
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| Burglar's dug |
Dug usually seen in company of Neds. Choose from a variety of wean eatin monsters and nippy wee bastarts:
notably,
broon an black Bull Terriers (pick a breed, thir aw the same)
Thae hideously ugly white an pink wans wi the pointy noses
Jack Russels (sorry tae youse wans thit huv thum but here thir Ned's dugs)
Rotweillers
Big Doberman lookin things wi broon herr that look like some specialist breed an OBVIOUSLY came fae stolen puppies. |
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| Burroo |
Unemployment Exchange |
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| Buster |
Mibee this wis jist local tae Perth. In the middle forties, Watson's Fish & Chips sold a buster. It wis a wee poke ow chips we peas ahnd cost a thripny bit.
Gie's a buster afore ah bust yerr |
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| Bytheway |
The sole surname in use in Glesga.
"Ma name's Jimmy Bytheway." |
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| Cannae |
Can not, can't.
Ah cannae git the matches tae light!
Ye cannae come in here wi'oot a tie, pal |
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| Canny |
Shrewd cautious or crafty |
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| Capercaillie |
A game bird, looks kinna like a humungous grouse ur partridge!
Also the name o a Scottish band.... |
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| caramel |
toilet (rhyming slang "caramel log")
"Ah'm away tae the caramel fur a Gladys" |
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| Cargo |
Carry out of alcoholic drinks
Get me a cargo furr a swally the night |
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| Catch a canter |
Hanging onto the back of a horse drawn waggon or dray without the drayman seeing you. |
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| Cauld |
Cold
It wiz caulder than a witches tit |
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| chanty wrassler |
a useless dishonest person |
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| 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' |
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| Chav |
Edinburgh variant of Ned. |
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| chaynge |
no idea |
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| 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! |
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| chillax |
a combonation between chill and relax |
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| china |
pal...close friend. I come from Glasgow and know this word well but have never seen it in any dictionary. |
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| Choob |
Tube. Stupid Person. Idiot.
"Yer such a choob, of course yer tadger wid get inflamed is ye rubbed it hard wi nettles" |
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| chuckter |
pronounced: chookter (or there abouts)
means a yokel or non-townser |
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| Chuffed |
Pleased (usually with oneself)
See Dischuffed |
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| Chuter |
Country local, farm person similar to N.Irish Cultchy |
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| civer/siver |
A drain in the road into which chukie stanes, wee lone star models and other objects go, never to be seen again. |
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| Clabbydoo |
Rarely come by seafood delicacy, apparently you can still buy them at the Barras, a large horse mussel. |
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| Clam up |
Shut yer trap / be quiet / shut yer puss
"Aw gonnae clam up, Jimmy, yer gien' us a sore heid." |
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| clap |
mister can i clap yer dog? (as you know pat yer dog) but in england they think you are crazy! |
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| Clatty |
Adj-- meaning dirty,unkempt as in-- He could dae wae a guid wash, that clatty auld bastart. |
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| Claw baw |
An insult..meaning somebody spends most of their time with their hands down their pants. |
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| clipe |
to tell or snitch on someone |
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| Clishmaclaiver |
Chatter, idle talk |
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| Clock |
Verb
To notice, or observe, as in:
Eh clocked whit yir daein, yi bastirt |
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| Clootie dumplin |
A boiled pudding rich with dried fruits. |
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| 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'. |
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| Clout |
To slap or hit.
Eh'll gie u a right clout, pal. |
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| Cludgie |
Toilet |
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| Clype |
To inform on. A person who informs on others. A grass. A yopper |
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| Coagie |
A working-class resident of Dundee.
A supporter of Dundee F.C.
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| Coarn Doag |
The ubiquitous Dundee steak - corned beef! |
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| Coaxy |
A piggy back carry. |
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| Collie-buckie |
A piggy back
"C'moan, Hen, I'll gie ye a wee collie-buckie." |
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| Contermashious |
Contrary |
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| Coo |
Cow, but not as an insult. |
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| coo |
prenounceation of Cow in scotland. |
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| Corriejukit |
Left or wrong handed
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| coup |
Rubbish dump
"This bedrooms like a coup" |
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| Coupin' |
Hurting like hell.
See efter Senga larrup'd ma tadger, it wisnae hauf coupin |
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| Coupon |
Face |
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| 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.
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| 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?" |
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| Crabbit |
Adj- meaning grumpy. As in--- 'See yon Fitty,she kin be a crabbit auld bitch at times." |
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| Crabbit |
cross or angry
'See her, she's a crabbit owd beezum' |
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| Crakin |
nice |
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| Cratur |
Whisky, scotch. |
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| Creeping Jesus |
The sage of Govan |
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| Crivens |
Goodness me! (much loved by the Broons) |
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| 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 |
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| Cry |
Called or named.
'They cry him "wee greetin bugger" when he disnae get 'is ain way.' |
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| 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... |
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| Cuddy lug |
A smart clout around the ear.
"Any mair ay yer cheek an' ye'll get a cuddy lug, ye wee bugger!" |
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| Cundy |
Noun A drain or gutter. From the French 'conduit'. |
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| Dae |
Day Do
Dae ah huvv tae lamp yer coupon?" |
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| Daftie |
A harmless idiot
Dinnae bother aboot him, he's jist a daftie |
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| Dale |
'Diving dale' = diving board at a swimming pool. Possibly from an old word for plank (of wood) |
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| dancer |
used in different ways...Ya dancer-term of glee or exultation..... Tap dancer- three stairs up in a tenement or top floor in a prison..(also called Fredastair or Freda |
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| De'il |
Satan
The dei'l will get ye if ye tell lies! |
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| Dead (2) |
Adjective or Adverb: Very, extremely, superlatively.
For some reason always prounced Ded, never Deed.
Example:Oor Sadie hus went tae the Uni -she's dead clever so she is...
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| Deid |
Deed. Dead
See you pal, yerr deid |
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| derry |
to blame another |
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| Dicht |
Wipe.
"Awa' an' dicht yer neb ye snottery bastard ye" |
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| Diddie (also Diddy) |
Twit, confused person, bit of a (see Bampot)
Also a breast.
Example
See thon: he's a right diddie so he is. |
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| Didgie |
Glasgow variant of 'midgie' (midden) |
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| Didnae |
Did not.
"It wisnae me miss, ah didnae stick his heid doon the cludge, honest." |
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| Dighted |
ADJ. Not having all the lights on, being eleven pence three farthings short of a shilling. A daftie. As in "Yon cunt's dighted". |
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| Dinger, Go one's...... |
Verb: To Go yer dinger means to become extremely excited or angry about something, usually involving raised voices, possibly the throwing of everyday household objects, slammed doors and the like..
Example: When mah maw got hame an fun me in hur bed wi the postie an the lassie fae Gregg's the Bakers - she went her dinger
Pronunciation: Ding(like a bell).... er - never dinjer
NOTE: to the best knowledge of the writer, "Dinger" is never used in any other context, but always in conjunction with "To go"
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| Dingy |
to ignore.
"dinnae dingy me ya wee boot"
"ah texted him but he just dingyed me" |
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| Dingy |
to ignore
as in "dinnae dingy me ya wee boot"
or "ah texted him but he just dingyed me" |
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| Dinnae |
Don't.
"Dinnae gie me a gammy then, ah didnae want wan anyhow" |
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| Dischuffed |
Not pleased. Usually about someone or something else.
See Chuffed |
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| Dobber |
A tube, a bampot, a half-erect penis |
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| dobber |
Idiot |
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| Dog |
To have unauthorised absence from school
As in " You wuz doggin today" |
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| Dokey |
A penis as in "Sook mah dokey" |
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| Dook |
Meaning- to dip into as in Dookin a bit of rhubarb into a poke of sugar (see poke.) |
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| Dookin fur chips |
Similar to well skelped erse but usually related to men who drink loads and have red noses
"he's been dooking fur chips" |
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| Doolally |
To appear visibly upset or mentally unhinged:
Ah jist saw yir maw an she's goin' doolally! |
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| Doon-the-Watter |
Sentimental term to describe the phenomenon of tens of thousands of Glaswegians packing an armada of Caledonian Steam Packet Company pleasure boats, gettin totally shitfaced on the voyage (hence the expressions "Steamboats" and "Steamin" drunk), and wrecking Millport, Rothesay, and Dunoon. |
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| Drap |
Drop
A wee drap o' the cratur. |
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| Dreel |
Noun
Drill, row, or furrow. Used a lot at the Berries (see entry) as in:
"Haw, Jimmy, yir awa' thi wrang dreel!" |
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| Dreep |
v.To disembark oneself from a high place (wall, roof etc.), holding on, hands on edge, then letting go and landing feet first(hopefully) on ground.
n.A rather tall gangly miserable chap
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| Dreich |
ADJ.
Description of the usual Scottish weather viz:
Damp, dreary, overcast, drizzling, threatening to pish doon, looks like it will stay like this for weeks....... |
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| Drookit |
Soaked to the skin.
Ah'll need tae get hame an dry aff,that rains got me drookit. |
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| Druthy |
Thirsty |
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| Dry boak |
Intense form of scunner |
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| Dry Yer Eyes |
Instruction to another to cease and desist from whining and complaining. Often unrelated to any real tears.. This is really a feckin cheeky thing to say, so make sure you are standing well away of the person to whom you say it...
Example: Aw did wee diddums turn oot tae be HIV-positive? Ach, dry yer eyes! |
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| Dub |
Puddle |
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| Dubble Nuggit |
An affluent gadgies slider (see slider). Ice cream between two thick wafers containing chocolate and rich fondant (not unlike that which is to be found in a Tunnocks Teacake). Similar to an Oyster. |
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| Dubble Nuggit |
An affluent gadgies slider (see slider). Ice cream between two thick wafers containing chocolate and rich fondant (not unlike that which is to be found in a Tunnocks Teacake). Similar to an Oyster. |
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| Dubs |
Dubs (in Aberdeen |
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| Dug Hammer |
Instrument fur killin dugs, sizes vary according to breed. Ah prefer a Stanley Claw Hammer masel. Wan size fits aw! |
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| dump |
a small bottle of beer |
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| Dunderheid |
Person of unsound mind. |
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| Dunt |
A thump, blow.
At wis a helluva dunt ah goat when ah walked intae thon door. |
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| Dunt, double |
Noun: when weekly-paid employees receive 2 weeks' pay at once - for example at holiday time.
Example: She'll murder me.. that wis me wi a double dunt. An ah went tae the Boundary Bar an tanned it...
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Ach well is that mah round again? Spud ! Can ah tap a ten-spot aff ye tae pay-day? |
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| Dwam |
Daydream
Wizz ah in a wee dwam, or urr English goalies really shite? |
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| eat the breed |
idiot |
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| Eat-the-Breid |
noun: Mildly abusive term for one with a healthy appetite; also one who appears unduly enthusiastic
pronounced: Eet the breed |
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| Edgy |
To keep lookout
" Haw! heid-banger, keep edgy fur ma maw" |
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| Eeejit |
A fool, an idiot |
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| Ell - Oh 2 |
Look Out.
"You keep the Ell-Oh while ah batter this cunt's melt in an knock his moby" |
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| Ell-Oh |
noun: Contraction of Leg-Opener
Any brand of very strong lager - But properly applied specifically to Carlsberg Special Brew or Tennent's Super Lager.
Example:Wanst she's goat a few ay they Ell-Ohs in hur, she goes pure aff her heid |
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| Emma |
Well-spoken (see booley mooth) young lady, as in "Emma Watsonian" |
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| Errapolis |
The constabulary is approaching.
Usually followed by "Ah'm gettin the fuck ootae here" |
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| Erse |
Arse, bum |
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| Ersed |
Bothered
Gonnae get us a beer fae the fridge?"
"Naw.. Ah cannae be ersed" |
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| Fa or Far |
Where as in 'Farnhellrwe' Aberdonian |
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| Fag |
Cigarette (gies a fag) |
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| Fair Affronted |
Embarrassed
I didn't have a ticket for the alligator when the man came round. I was fair affronted! |
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| Fankle |
Noun: Any complex tangle in string, or wool or cable.
Example: Ah wis gonny take the wean fishin, but the nylon's in a pure fankle an ah canny be arsed tae take it aw oot. |
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| Fanny |
The female pudenda. A stupid or clumsy person, EG "Watch wherr yer pointin yer submarine ya fanny, this is Skye" |
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| Fanny batter |
Excretion from a hot or expectant female.
"A had tae wipe ma fanny batter on the curtains afore he'd shag me." |
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| Fannyboz |
A male with testicles also displaying characteristics of having a fanny |
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| Fash |
Verb
Upset, worry
"Dinna fash yirsel!" |
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| Feartie-cat |
Noun
Coward |
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| Ferfochen |
North East expression - Tired, exhausted.
"Ach, av been in the gairden a' day, am fair ferfochen" |
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| Fernent |
In front of. |
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| Ferr |
1. Quite or very - "Ah'm ferr puggled efter hoofin' a' the wey hame fae the toon"
2. Fair - Travelling attaction, with waltzers, chair-o-planes and umbrellas. Usually attended by large gangs of wee neds and sengas. A wonderful place, where after spending vast amounts of money trying to hurl a table-tennis ball into a goldfish bowl, one can "win" a dead goldfish in a plastic bag of blue water.
3. The traditional start of the summer holidays. Half of Glasgow jets of to the Costa Del Shite, the other half descends on Largs in the pishin' rain. |
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| Ferry-louper |
Noun
Incomer to the Scottish islands (Non-PC - a settler) |
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| Fisty Cuffs |
To start a fight |
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| Fit |
Fit's he deein-what's he doing. Used a lot in Aberdeen. |
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| Fit Like |
How are you as in "Fit like" "nae bad yerself" |
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| Flange |
The female genitalia ie, She had a flange like a bucket of worms ! |
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| Fleg |
A fright, a start. (to get a fleg) |
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| Foonered |
Full. Stuffed. Can't eat another crumb.
Alternatively, in South Ayrshire, it means cold.
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| foonert |
Noticed you had foonered as full up |
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| Foosty |
Damp, dank |
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| Footer |
v. meddle, fidget, tinker |
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| Forkytaily |
Alternative term for an earwig. |
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| Fou |
Drunk, intoxicated |
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| fuckult |
to be absolutlely worn out/ or possibly even drunk beyond walking |
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| Fud |
The female genitalia, herry pie. |
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| Full Bhoona |
All, as much as possible, maximum effort
Ah gie'd it the full bhoona, by the way |
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| Furrit |
Forward |
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| Furry boots Toon |
The affectionate name by which Aberdeen is known to the rest of Scotland.
From the way that Aberdonians phrase the question to outsider 'where are you from?'... which is in their inimitable accent pronounced something like 'Furryboots ur you fae?' |
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| Gadgie |
Noun An old tinker word meaning a person from a town. Nowadays tends to be used to describe persons from the Central Belt - having implications similar to 'schemie' with regard to dress sense, intellect and big dug ownership. Used a lot by neeps. |
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| Gallus |
ADJ. Bold, daring, rash, wild, unmanageable, impish, mischievous, cheeky. As in "Yi gallus wee besom, eh'll skelp yir erse!" |
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| Gallusses |
Braces fur haudin up yir troosers !! |
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| Galoot |
An idiot.
Yah big galoot ye, yuv let the aligator oot. |
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| Gammy |
Oral sex, fellatio.
Dae ye want a gammy wi ma teeth in or oot? |
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| Gaun |
Going - He's gaun doon the broo - He has gone down to see those nice people at the employment exchange |
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| Geggy |
Your mouth. Originally a travelling side-show or playlet. Hence 'penny geggie' and thereafter 'shut yer geggie!' (be quiet!)
Wid ye shut yer geggy, it doesn't half spout a load of keech! |
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| Gemmy |
A wee hard man,a ned |
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| geroot |
ahm locked in the shitehoose an cannae geroot |
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| Gettin' aff at Paisley |
Coitus interruptus.
Paisley Gilmour Street is the penultimate station on many train routes from the Clyde coast. |
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| Gies |
Give us
Gies a kick of your ball Farquar |
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| Gigot |
pint (of beer) (from rhyming slang gigot joint)
"Breenge up the Hedley an get us a coupla gigots o' Brian Donlevy" |
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| Ginger |
A carbonated drink such as coke, pepsi etc. |
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| Ginger (2) |
A slate (rhyming slang from ginger beer) |
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| Ginger (3) |
Irn Bru
Mostly used by Neds |
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| Gingy |
Ginger bootle - when ye used tae get 20p if you took Irn Bru bottles back to the shop or the van - takin the gingies tae the van (or shop)...Gingy merchant - a person who collected gingies and took then to the van (or shop) |
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| Girn |
To moan or to pull a face |
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| Gladys |
A Jobby (Rhyming slang from Gladys Knight) |
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| Glaikit |
ADJ. Stupid, foolish, thoughtless, vacant. As in "Awa, yi glaikit bastirt!" Often used of gadgies, minkers and schemies. |
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| Glass cheque |
Noun- used to describe empty bottles returned to a shop/van to get the deposit back---Heh big Mary must be skint there she goes doon tae the van wae the glass cheque. |
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| glaur |
fifeism for muck e.g
Ah tripped ower an' got sleggered in glaur |
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| Glesca Kiss |
Noun A headbutt. |
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| Gliff |
Fright, startle.
'Ooh, ah didnae see you lurkin err, you didnae hauf gie me a gliff' |
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| Gob |
Spit, deposit saliva or green ectoplasm
Mouth
"Shut yer gob or ah'll batter yerr coupon" |
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| Gobble |
Picturesque if indelicate Glasgow term for fellatio.
"Gonny gie's a gobble hen"
"Rub mah tits furst, ah'm no' a cow ye know!"
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| Gochle |
To spit. A globule of saliva. |
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| Gollach |
Earwig |
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| Gomeril |
A tube, stupit person. |
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| Goosed |
fucked, no' workin' |
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| Gormless |
Without gorm, a clueless incompetent.
See thae eejits up in the Parly, thurr gormless tae a man |
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| Goupin' |
Not very nice.
As in 'This mince pie is goupin |
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| goupin' |
sare or hurtin'
i.e. ma' fit wis goupin
( different to the one you have |
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| Gowk |
Fool.
My proud mother on birth of wee brother - "Hullo Auntie Jean, The bairn was born yesterday, April the 1st"
Elderly Auntie Jean - "Oh my goad yoov goat a gowk!"
Sounds of quiet sobbong from Ma |
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| Gowpin |
Not very nice.
"This mince pie is goupin an it's only ten days past the sell by. Dae ye want it furr yerr tea or will ah gie it tae the wean?"
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| Grand canyon |
A generous and loose-fitting female sex-passage, resulting in an experience like "throwing a sausage up a close" |
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| Green |
An expanse of grass, sometimes behind the tenement where the clothes would be hung to dry. |
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| Green Dug |
An expanse of grass that has been turned over, so as to be renewed. |
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| Greet(ing) |
Cry(ing), moan(ing)
Aye she's a right greetin bugger, they cry her moaning minnie |
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| Gub |
Mouth. Similar to the Sassenach "gob", equally inexplicable.
"Shut yer gub ya bawheid" |
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| Gubbed |
Beaten, defeated, thrashed.
Wizzit no a shame seein Ingerlund gettin gubbed by Brazil |
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| Guddling |
Messing about in the water, playing. e.g. if a child is playing in a muddy puddle or the bath with some toys with no real pupose to the game they are said to be guddling.
Also a technique for catching fish in burns using only your hands. |
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| Guddling |
Messing about in the water |
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| Guiser |
Noun
Someone dressed up for door-to-door muggings. Usually carries a neep with a candle in it - hence the expression he's goat a heid like a guiser's neep... |
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| Gutties |
Noun Rubber soled sports shoes, plimsolls. |
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| Hackit |
Ugly, usually female
See her, she's pure hackit, so she is |
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| Haddie |
A person/group of people who are hopeless at something.
eg - Football team played like a bunch of haddies |
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| Hame |
Home
Example
Hame is wherr the hert is
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| Hanker |
A snotter, bogie, especially of the large green variety.
"Aw don't greet hen, it's only a picture"
"Gie's a lenna yer hanky"
"AH canny"
"How no?"
"Thur a big hanker in it" |
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| Hashet |
Noun Large plate or bowl, of the sort used for making steak pehs and similar. From the French for 'plate', 'assiette'. |
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| Haud |
Hold
Haud oan a meenit, or ah'll panel yerr coupon |
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| Haud yer wheesht |
Be quiet! |
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| Haver |
Verb
To blether keech, at great length. As in:
Shut yir puss, yi haverin bastirt. |
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