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see you at the back of 8

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FFSeverynameisused · 11/05/2019 16:07

Is it a Scottish thing?

Anyone know what it means?

I do (Scottish)

My friend is English and was like WTF lol

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Ffsnosexallowed · 12/05/2019 00:04

Juice. Any cold drink apart from alcohol, milk or water is juice. Apparently.

Fstar · 12/05/2019 00:05

Oh also calling someone a fud, fanny or clown when they are acting like total numpties

Squiff70 · 12/05/2019 00:08

About 12 years ago I was on a train to Manchester and heard a lady with a beautiful Irish accent say on the phone "I'll see you there in abarden are". I was wracking my brains trying to think where 'Abarden Are' was in Manch but nope. Later that day it dawned on me that she said 'about an hour'. Blush

HaggisMuncher · 12/05/2019 00:09

Is being "given into trouble" a Scottish thing too?

Lots here I have been happy to be reminded of and now need to teach my English born kids Smile

StCharlotte · 12/05/2019 00:17

My gran always talks about going to get her messages. I first heard that in Ireland.

And my mum used to say she was "black affronted" but she never even set foot in Scotland.

DropZoneOne · 12/05/2019 00:32

@FFSeverynameisused

By the way, I have no idea what the "eeely alley ooo" that the big ship sailed on.....lol....does anyone know Cilla and Artie....someone needs to ask them what it is (the sea? is it a scottishism that I never realised?)

It's apparently either the Atlantic Ocean or the Manchester Ship Canal - the big ship sailed on the ally-ally-oh is what i used to sing

mawbroon · 12/05/2019 00:40

I know a bit of Dutch and found it interesting that the word for a message and groceries are the same. Boodschappen

bouncealeen · 12/05/2019 07:13

Interesting about ‘where do you stay’ - that’s the same in South African English.

whiskeysourpuss · 12/05/2019 07:31

Is being "given into trouble" a Scottish thing too?

This is another thing my SIL says & it drives me up the wall because it makes no sense... so not a Scottish thing but a part of Scotland thing

Sexnotgender · 12/05/2019 07:43

“He’s no awfy weel” - he’s mildly unwell
“He’s no weel” - he’s ill
“He’s awfy no weel” - he’s in intensive care.

This made me laugh Grin can imagine my gran saying it.

The ‘back of’ is just after 8, around 5/10/15 past.

I didn’t realise it was a Scottish thing either. It’s just second nature to me.

Sexnotgender · 12/05/2019 07:45

Also the rains on, I say that all the time Grin

To those mentioning Dutch/South African there’s definitely a slight crossover.

LoafofSellotape · 12/05/2019 07:47

I also hate when people put The before a shop name. 'I'm going to The Asda' is a frequent one at my work

Much prefer that to recent trend where I live of dropping 'to' altogether so it becomes " I'm going Asda."

coffeegrounds · 12/05/2019 07:52

I had no idea outwith was only used up here!

The worst one Scots (and I am one) use is 'jamp'. This is absolutely definitely certainly not a fucking word. I know someone will come along to prove me otherwise, but never in my mind will I accept jamp as a word.

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FFSeverynameisused · 12/05/2019 07:53

snorts "a kerry oot is alcohol* Grin

you can tell which part of scotland someone is from by what they say.

eg I've never heard of thrapple before

but my dundonian colleague has never heard of a 'bampot'

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Oblomov19 · 12/05/2019 07:56

I know what it means. I assumed most people would.

Piggywaspushed · 12/05/2019 07:57

never heard of bampot Shock

What a bampot.

A kerry oot is both alcohol and/or food. Context is all.

whiskeysourpuss · 12/05/2019 08:01

The worst one Scots (and I am one) use is 'jamp'. This is absolutely definitely certainly not a fucking word. I know someone will come along to prove me otherwise, but never in my mind will I accept jamp as a word.

It may not be in the dictionary but to Fifers it's a word!

I'm forever correcting the DC's on this one but it doesn't seem to be going in & they keep using it Hmm

WeeDangerousSpike · 12/05/2019 08:15

I've never heard that before - I would have assumed it was just before nine, so the last bit of the hour of 8.

I've only ever seen outwith on mumsnet, never heard anyone say it.

On a holiday in Scotland I was completely thrown by someone asking if I wanted something 'just now'. Down here 'just now' has already happened.

I can now understand (mostly) a drunk glaswegian accent, having been trained by several years acquaintance with our local shopkeeper - but I remember the first time I met him just hearing a stream of noise, not being able to pick out a single word. Although I think he might have done it on purpose, it does fit his sense of humour Grin

RebootYourEngine · 12/05/2019 08:43

I quite like threads like this. Reminds me of words that I rarely use or memories of people I know saying them.

Bampot is a great word. How can outwith not be a common word.Shock

'Back of' to me means around half past the hour.

Sexnotgender · 12/05/2019 08:45

Jamp is not a word, I have heard several people use it though. Both east and west coasters.

Mrsjayy · 12/05/2019 09:47

When Dd1 was in High School she used to drive me nuts with Jamp thankfully she stopped saying it.

RattyTat · 12/05/2019 09:50

What does jamp mean?

Mrsjayy · 12/05/2019 09:53

It means Jump (it doesn't)

Sexnotgender · 12/05/2019 09:59

Jamp I believe is the past tense of jump...

I jamp into bed
I jamp in the pool

So not a word🙈

maddiemookins16mum · 12/05/2019 09:59

I say wain a lot. My work colleagues look bemused.