'Scottish' words in other countries

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Inspired by a thread on here about apple and pear squash (aka as diluting juice North of the border), what other Scottish words or phrases have been met with blank looks?
For me, it was 'jotters' (books you jot things down in, so essentially exercise books) and 'gutties' (black plimsolls for primary school PE).
Any others? Been here so long I've probably forgotten most!

Scotland and Northern Ireland share a lot of words and expressions and I frequently was confused English folk at times not realising something wasn't standard English. Heel of the loaf - both ends ( crust in England), scallions- spring onions, turnip- swede and of course messages and oxters as already mentioned.

Timeously - to do something punctually

Tablet - food of the gods. How to eat a years worth of sugar in one small, crumbly square of heaven.

Poke - as in poke of chips = wee bag of chips

Wee bag - any Scot asking for a bag in a shop automatically asks for “a wee bag”

Muckle - big

Living in a "boat hoose" (not a canal boat my friends, but instead a privately-owned residence, aka bought house)

And the many ways to describe states of inebriation
The anticipatory stage: ur ye comin oot for a swally? (would you care to join me for an alcoholic beverage?)
The response : Aye but am no' gettin' fu' o' it the night, ah wis pure malkied last night, actin' like a tube. Ah pure stoatered aboot like some kind o clatty, bowfin eejit. Spent aw ma spondoolies on the bevvy. You should o' seen the state o' me. Totally jakied. Aye awright just the wan mind. Ah'll need tae tap ye a ten-spot. That'll be enough, ahm no' up fir gettin' blootered. No' the night. Jist a blether. Check oot ma coupon, ahm totally peely-wally. Right let's bolt. (yes, but I will limit my drinking, I was drunk last night and behaved rather badly, it was embarrassing! I overspent so would appreciate if you could loan me £10 and we'll just go for one drink and a chat, as you can see I look quite pale. Right let's go!)

@OllyBJolly

That’s interesting *@TrashyPanda* - I was a schemie (Castlemilk and Barmulloch) and a close to us was the entrance hall and stairway. “He lives up our close”

Earwigs were forkietails.

Throughout my career I’ve worked extensively across all of the UK and I’m still bemused that there is no equivalent for “outwith” outwith Scotland! (Geezo - even Mumsnet doesn’t recognise outwith! )

There are equivalents but they vary in different contexts. So in the one above, we'd say, 'There is no equivalent for outwith outside Scotland.'

I’m near Auld Reekie, OllyBJolly and we’d say “the stair” in that instance. No idea why it’s singular….!

@supperlover

Scotland and Northern Ireland share a lot of words and expressions and I frequently was confused English folk at times not realising something wasn't standard English. Heel of the loaf - both ends ( crust in England), scallions- spring onions, turnip- swede and of course messages and oxters as already mentioned.

Turnips and swedes are different, aren't they? Turnips are white and swedes are yellow. I think they're related though.

No, the term swede isn't used in Scotland - they're both just called turnips.

For me it's the intake of breath when saying the word "aye" - very common amongst the older generation still.

Wally dug - white dog. Used for those china dogs folks used to have on their mantelpieces. Often “wally” is pronounced “wullie”.

Crabbit- bad tempered, grumpy

Huntigowk - Scottish version of April Fool

Fish - haddock. Scottish chip shops do not usually offer different types of fish. Just haddock. So we just ask for “fish”. Or, “a fish supper”. We don’t really trust things like cod - that’s a bit too out there for us. We Scots are happy with our plain, simple “fish”. You know where you are with “fish”don’t you?

Turnips are white and swedes are yellow. I think they're related though

No, that’s the English version.

In Scotland,turnips are large and are orange inside. Think of neeps and tatties, or a turnip lantern.

Swedes are small, and white and purple on the outside.

@TrashyPanda

Turnips are white and swedes are yellow. I think they're related though

No, that’s the English version.

In Scotland,turnips are large and are orange inside. Think of neeps and tatties, or a turnip lantern.

Swedes are small, and white and purple on the outside.

No, we just call the big ones turnips when actually they are swedes. I never saw the small white and purple turnips until I was a teenager so there was never a comparison.

It’s aye been - this is a warning not to even consider changing something. It has always been like that and it is always going to be like that. So there.

Shotties - watch out

Could ye go a X, Y, Z? - would you like some X, Y, Z?

Spring onions - cybees

Had an English friend who couldn’t understand why I wanted her to chum me somewhere

Skidgin'
Goony
Clipe
Boggin'
Hunners
Jobby

Wally for me refers to china. As in a wally mug. A cheap mug. A cheap, chunky mug. DMum will not drink from a wally mug. Fine bone China all the way!

I remember a song

Oh come and see my syboes
Oh come and see my leeks
Oh come and see my lassie wi the Bonnie tartan breeks!

Bluenose - Rangers fan
Jambo - Hearts fan

Lots of words here are in use in the North of Ireland. Could be a result of the plantation and also of the Irish emigrating to Glasgow over the years and coming home.

Jotters, wains, oxters, scunnered, thran, jobbies, crabbit, aye, naw, your puss etc. Everyday common words for me 🤷‍♀️

We're NE born and bread so Doric words are second nature, my mum didn't know that different words were used across Scotland and asked for half a dozen softies in a baker's I'm Helensburgh one holiday. She ended up having to point to what she wanted.

A patient taught me smackery which I'd never heard, I'd have used gulsh to describe sweeties!

How about bogey for a home made go-kart?! The type with silver cross pram wheels?!

Edinburgh trades/Glasgow fair - traditional holidays in July, when many workplaces shut for two weeks in the summer. Edinburgh took the first two weeks and Glasgow took the second two week.

Clype - telltale

Tourie - a wee hat

Can’t believe we’ve not had pokey hat yet!?!?

Also ‘Ben the back Lobbie’ ie in the hallway at the back of the house as opposed to ‘Ben the lobbie’ which was just in the main hall as you came in the front door.

And wallies are false teeth!

Then there’s ‘she/he looked at me like I’d took a shit in their kettle’. Which I actually think is a phrase derived from KBri himself so fairly modern

The dinner school! Makes no sense when you think about it.

@MrsBungle

How about bogey for a home made go-kart?! The type with silver cross pram wheels?!

Oh yes !! I'd forgotten about them.

Loving bonusbarn - never heard that before but it's brilliant. Being from the Borders, 'it's aye been' is the feckin' scourge of my life.

Stovies are the food of the gods - I have a lovely memory of my southern European SIL attending a dance with us and being a bit (not envy) after a stovie supper when told of the ingredients. I think it cemented all her preconceptions of Scottish cuisine.