'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!

Poke as in a bag. You could get a paper poke or a poly poke! A poke of chips or a poke of crisps

Daeing a Midnight flit - moving out of your rented house without paying outstanding rent

Not a Scottish thing. Midnight/moonlight flit are an English thing too.

”That’s you”

All done, that’s you finished.

I’m going away while next Tuesday; the library is open while 6pm.

Never heard this one.

Squint though, as in pictures being squint, is something I’ve always used (southern England) and well known in these parts, so I’d be surprised if it was Scottish

It definitely is . Google “squint definition”

@MrsBungle

Poke as in a bag. You could get a paper poke or a poly poke! A poke of chips or a poke of crisps

Poke - having sex…

@midsomermurderess

'Stoating' as in its 'fair stoating', rain bouncing off the pavement.

We use stoating as in 'stoating drunk'

"My gran also called me corrie fisted (i am indeed left handed)."

We call this cuddy pawed if you are left handed in part of Scotland I am from.

@ParishSpinster

That's you - here you are - you have arrived. Or use it to say, eg, this is your bus stop. Or "you've finished eating" or "you've had enough" (my mum uses it most often in this way). Or it's your turn. Or if you are off to bed. I sometimes say "that's me, see you in the morning".

How have you heard it used @Ohyesiam ?

Thanks, that’s helpful Things like the bus stop example , or said when being handed a drink or what ever make total sense. The bit that had me questioning my understanding is when it’s a statement about someone else having finished a meal for example. I could get it if they said “ that’s me” when they finished, but “that’s you” when I finished. Am I being asked if I’ve want more? Anyway it’s never been a problem because it’s strongly contextual, and I get now that it’s a statement, a question, a welcome, a greeting, and probably more.

In my region where doric is widely spoken we say swiccies for the travelling fairs that come to the towns (usually waltzers and a bouncy castle in the local field). Swic means to cheat eg playing cards "you're swiccing" (you're cheating) so we call the fairs the swiccies because they basically cheat you out of your money 😂 (I don't know how to spell it as I would never write in Doric but pronounced like swick

In my region where doric is widely spoken we say swiccies for the travelling fairs that come to the towns

I lived up there for 25 years and never heard this!

My husband says Quine for a girl Loon for a boy. He comes from the north east. I was brought up in Glasgow.
I use words like sybees for spring onions
Stank for a drain at the side of a road.
Outsider my other half calls it a heel of a loaf.
Still use going for the messages.
We go out for a donder= walk
Abean = above

@IbizaToTheNorfolkBroads

Not Scottish, but “while” for”until”totally threw me when I first moved to Sheffield ie: I’m going away while next Tuesday; the library is open while 6pm.

I’m a Scot in Yorkshire, never heard ‘while’ in that context before we moved here. ‘Do not cross while the red light is showing’ can be very confusing!

My dad is Scottish and when my kids were young they asked me more than once what language he speaks.

He goes for his carry oot and gets steamin then the polis chap the door cos he's a crabbit wee man.

I work with English colleagues and have found the following need translation

Skelf - splinter
Chute - slide
Jag - vaccination
Jiotter - notepad
Piece - sandwich
Messages - shopping

As well as more fun ones like

Eejit
Rammy
Stushie
Jobby

I used to be a doctor in A&E, children would quite often be described as ‘hingy’ when they weren’t well. I moved down to Devon for a few years, had to change a lot of how I talked to patients- no stookies or jags, pinkie was the wee toe instead of the wee finger, very confusing!
Up to high do is one of my favourite expressions!

So many of these!

Also : "mockit" - dirty
"Pure mockit" - very dirty

"Wabbit" confused a Canadian colleague when someone told him they were feeling wabbit.

"Slater" for woodlouse

@Seymour5, 20 years later, I’m not sure I’ve heard it outside Yorkshire still, particularly S Yorks. I’m sure my friends and colleagues from Harrogate, Otley and York don’t use it.

'Stoating' as drunk, yes, definitely. Geing it laldy.

Stoatin aboot = just hanging around, not doing anything
The shows = the fair

@HeckinMiffed. And do you hae a wee fly with a fine piece for your 8o’clocks? My family are from Buchan although I never lived there for very long. Different language!

I was thrown when asked in Aberdeen if I’d like a fancy piece. Totally different meaning in Glasgow - aw there she is wi’ her fancy piece. (Partner who is not your spouse).

Putting your washing out on the whirly gig

You mean the whigmaleerie?

One which I use is if my DD is cooking or baking and asks me how much oil, milk etc to put in, I'd reply a dod.

That’s a slack handfae in oor hoose.

[quote IbizaToTheNorfolkBroads]@Seymour5, 20 years later, I’m not sure I’ve heard it outside Yorkshire still, particularly S Yorks. I’m sure my friends and colleagues from Harrogate, Otley and York don’t use it.[/quote]
You’re right, its pretty localised to S.Yorks. As is calling rolls breadcakes!

@BoredZelda

One which I use is if my DD is cooking or baking and asks me how much oil, milk etc to put in, I'd reply a dod.

That’s a slack handfae in oor hoose.

I would say a sup or suppie!

My dad doesn't do recipes it's a wee sup of this and a suppie of that

I can't remember the comedian's name, but he tells is a good gag about a guy going into a shop and saying 'excuse me hen, I'm looking for a hing tae hing hings wi''

It's was coat hanger

I work with a lot of English people and I referred to a situation being 'eeksy peaksy which was met with a whole Teams screen of confused looking faces!

@Hamilfan

I can't remember the comedian's name, but he tells is a good gag about a guy going into a shop and saying 'excuse me hen, I'm looking for a hing tae hing hings wi''

It's was coat hanger

I work with a lot of English people and I referred to a situation being 'eeksy peaksy which was met with a whole Teams screen of confused looking faces!

Even score, all square

I remember seeing the look on an English mans face as he asked "What's a skelf"- as the 4 Scots were all looking at each other saying "what's the English word for a skelf".

Outwith is quite a formal word, outwith the contract, outwith office hours, outwith the City boundary.

Totally different word to without, without is like a dog without a collar.

Don't confuse a "takeaway" and a "carryoot" ones food, ones alcohol.