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Do you know what is meant by 'she does heehaw?'

765 replies

ILoveMyBobbleHat · 14/09/2018 18:35

Said this about a particularly lazy colleague today and had my immediate neighbour in tears laughing at it!

I'm Scottish and she's English, she claims never to have heard it before!

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Sadoldbagpuss · 14/09/2018 22:18

I can't spell it but 'oose' as in belly button oose, it's lint down south, oose is way better. Also 'away and raffle yer doughnut's' Grin

Shampaincharly · 14/09/2018 22:20

Not heard Fart in a Trance
Loving the threed tho’!

ChinUpShouldersBack · 14/09/2018 22:22

Just read the first post or two.
I have no idea what it really means but it mademeactually LOL after a properly shit day so thanks OPWine
And I'm stealing it.

Shampaincharly · 14/09/2018 22:22

Bunce!
When you would put all the money together to buy a really big present!

Shampaincharly · 14/09/2018 22:25

Hansel ?
When you put silver coins in a purse if you bought it as a present. ( bad luck to buy your own )

Justmuddlingalong · 14/09/2018 22:25

Couldnae organise a minodge.
Couldnae stop a pig in a close.

Shampaincharly · 14/09/2018 22:28

You’re welcome @Gincompetent

PaddysMarket · 14/09/2018 22:30

I grew up with my mum always shouting to me/my siblings/dad "yous couldn't run a menodge" I had no idea what it meant at the time Grin.

JungWan · 14/09/2018 22:34

My Irish Dad says messages for shopping too. not necessarily shopping but could be stuff you have to do, in town. Like getting a key cut. lodging a cheque. so not just buying things.

I wonder if it translates from something gaelic?

AtSea1979 · 14/09/2018 22:37

Never heard of it and my dad’s scottish

Gincompetent · 14/09/2018 22:40

@AsAProfessionalFekko what's a twally? Never heard that.

Swally, I know WineWineWine

LittleBookofCalm · 14/09/2018 22:40

How about jings or jingso

AsAProfessionalFekko · 14/09/2018 22:42

A twally is a fool

guffaux · 14/09/2018 22:43

jings an help ma boab! ( oh dear me )

when a coo calves a cuddy (never)

guffaux · 14/09/2018 22:51

ooh... and we always had ginger, never pop/juice

WhoWants2Know · 14/09/2018 22:54

So... does coupon mean face? And what's dreich?

diavlo · 14/09/2018 22:54

Yes, but I'm Scottish. I've lived in England for nearly 30 years and have never heard it here.

MazDazzle · 14/09/2018 22:57

Aye coupon means face/mouth.

Driech describes the weather fan it’s cal an weet - cold and wet. It’s gye driech iday meaning it’s very cold and wet today.

PaddysMarket · 14/09/2018 22:58

Dreich is miserable weather.

MazDazzle · 14/09/2018 22:59

motherstongue we say ‘sheen’ for shoes here (NE Scotland).

MsPavlichenko · 14/09/2018 23:00

Mockit/ mocket meaning manky.

MazDazzle · 14/09/2018 23:01

Love ‘winterdyke’. Never heard that before.

Gincompetent I’m north of Aberdeen (or Eberdeen as we’d prounounce it) so kain a aboot loons ‘n’ quines.

ManicStreetTeacher · 14/09/2018 23:04

One of the best phrases ever. Use it frequently myself.

LooksBetterWithAFilter · 14/09/2018 23:10

I live these threads. It’s only a number of years on mumsnet that made me realise how very Scottish I am when I speak.
I don’t even know what is from which area now I was born on the inner Hebrides to Glaswegian parents then grew up in Aberdeen now living in the Highlands married to a man from Stranraer so I have a bit from everywhere.

Dd clapped at the cat once when she was wee as well. Even now I say things and the dc look at me Hmm because they have no idea what it means.
Dd 2 puts on his breeks in the morning around the same time I put on my baffies.

Keeptrudging · 14/09/2018 23:12

Foosty instead of muckit here. Spuggie for a sparrow.

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