'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!

We called it a chittery bite.

@ChickenGotLegs

'put the big light on'

I’m English and we say that as do other English people!

My gran always told us to take a chittering bite for when we were getting changed at swimming. In my head, it was a glorious special sweet, maybe something like a coconut ice.

It was not. It was just anything to eat to stop your teeth chittering. I was so disappointed

Oh! Something that I think only fifers say is:

I'm going to the shops for to get something. Or "I'm going to the hairdressers for to get my hair cut".

Never heard anyone say it till I lived with a bunch of fifers. They came from some of the wee mining villages around Dunfermline so maybe just very specific to there... but I loved it.

Dh would like to add to the turnip/neep debate - he’s a Fifer and prefers the word ‘tumshie’.

Skelf
moonlight flit
outwith
Asking, "where do you stay?"
Swithering
'Het' as opposed to 'It' (when playing Tag)
Stookie
Wally close

I've lived in England for years, but still forget the blank look I'll get if I ask what age someone is/was. It's not that obscure, is it?

@CherryPieface

When I went to the swimming baths, I would bring a snack - called it a shivery bite. Ate it on the bus home.

Laughing at Granny Mutchie too - haven’t heard that for so long!

My Mum always called the swimming pool snack a 'chattering' bite

@dementedpixie

Does 'wabbit' not mean exhausted/tired? That's how my mum uses the word

Both are right -sickly and tired

Skelf- splinter
Staved wrist- sprained wrist
Stank- drain
Winching - snogging
Greeting - crying

Also Dogging always meant bunking off school... not the other kind... 😂

@midsomermurderess

I do like 'lumber', it tickles me.

Stanley Baxter used to give Glaswegian lessons in 'Parliamo Glasgow'. One of the best lessons ended up with: 'Ella's fella lumbered her wi' an umbrella'

A flighty typist : an administrator with ideas beyond their capability

Bunnet : a flat cap of sorts

Lang yer lum reek: long may have good health

I feel a bit pelly wally : I think I may have over imbibed last night with celebrations

[quote JenniferWooley]@Thecatsbutler that's better than being told by an old aunt that I was fairly pittin' on the beef I was 7 months pregnant[/quote]

Some Scottish bird names my dad used
Gowk - a cuckoo.
Corbie - a crow
Hoodie craw -hooded crow
Whaup - curlew.
Doo - pigeon
Lintie - linnet. 'She sang like a lintie'
Sparra or Speug - sparrow.
"Hoolet" - owl
I wonder how many people outwith the farming community use some of these now

@ParishSpinster

Oh! Something that I think only fifers say is:

I'm going to the shops for to get something. Or "I'm going to the hairdressers for to get my hair cut".

Never heard anyone say it till I lived with a bunch of fifers. They came from some of the wee mining villages around Dunfermline so maybe just very specific to there... but I loved it.

I come from a wee mining village near Dunfermline & we don't say that so must be specific to their wee mining village - there are many wee mining villages around here though

NIPPING!!!!!!!!!

Fecking hate that one.

'Birly round' was wan o' ma mammy's favourites.

Ye wee clipe - ♥️

Go and no’ do that

Ya big greetin’ jessie

Wynd

Pend

Drying/back green

Sweetie wifie
Bidie in
Mony a mickle maks a muckle

Am ur

Am urnae

A' to the one side, like Gourock.

@CherryPieface

When I went to the swimming baths, I would bring a snack - called it a shivery bite. Ate it on the bus home.

Laughing at Granny Mutchie too - haven’t heard that for so long!

I had a shivery bite too! Tayside, it was much needed with those East winds.

Shivery bite in perth.

Outsiders for the end of a loaf of bread. Girls referred to as hens always confused my English friends.
My mum used the word shiriked for being told off which I always thought was Scottish but I now think she just made it up as there's nothing on the internet about it!
Fizzy drinks were all ginger.
I'm away to.... Instead of I'm going to .... And my dad said he was off to see a man about a dog whenever he went out, not sure if that's a Scottish saying!