'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!

Scaffies for the bin men.

I never did hear anyone ask foos ya doos though.

@TheAbbotOfUnreason

Scaffies for the bin men.

I never did hear anyone ask foos ya doos though.

Also scaff for obtain in some sort of opportunistic way (meant the same as cadge) - "Can I scaff a fag off you?". I'd completely forgotten that one.

Someone could also be a scaff or a scaffie which might mean either borrowing stuff off people all the time or ragged and down at heel - v rude in either sense anyway.

@Glorieta

In Glasgow dogging school In Ayrshire plunking school - had never heard of the plunkyman!

The puggies - slot machines

Peelie wallie - off colour

Stoatin - raining heavily/ very drunk

Has anyone else ever heard of chonnering? With the meaning to nag on and on or whinge on and on (like mithering)

'Chauntering' means the same.

@sequin2000

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!

** Sherricking

I married an Englishman who reels daily at "diluting juice".

@JorisBonson

I married an Englishman who reels daily at "diluting juice".

The first thing my Edinburgh Uni daughter asked me on her first trip back was about diluting juice, or juice in general. Four years on, she gets it now.

@TrashyPanda

Go and no’ do that

Ya big greetin’ jessie

Wynd

Pend

Drying/back green

Wynd or pend - we called it a vennel (although wynd would be its official name on a map).

@sequin2000

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!

My dad would say I shiriked him, he worked in the shipyards in Glasgow A shiriking is a big telling off!

The end of a loaf is called the heel.

A nip or a dram of whisky

A shell pie (refers to the type of pastry)

@TrashyPanda

A nip or a dram of whisky

A shell pie (refers to the type of pastry)

A nip (not that it affected me).

A shell pie was just a pie or a a Scotch pie.

@CraftyGin

I'm having a wee scotch pie for lunch today

When I moved to Scotland I had no idea why everyone was talking about this Ken fella, ha ha. Ken means "you know".

Dreich - overcast & rainy
Slitters - drops of food on your top
Barmpot - crazy person
Going through to - Travelling to
Bawbag - an obvious insult

So many more! I've been with my Scottish DH for 13 years, and he still occasionally comes out with a word I don't know!

Snotters. Is that particularly Scottish?

Gi'in' it laldy

Snottery beek is one I’ve heard recently. My mum is English so despite growing up in the north of Scotland east of Inverness I didn’t say many really Scottish words, or had a tatty scone or square sausage till I went to uni. Loved a rowie though!! Amazing bakers who made them up there. I work in the west so have picked up loads of words i wouldn’t have have said before, my pronunciation of words is funny too, furry is one my boyfriend laughs at - from Edinburgh but he likes bloody salt and sauce on his chips it’s ‘dry’ without apparently

Ex is from Orkney and think my fave word was peedie, my son was peedie breeks

Maaaa, ah’ve got the snotters…

What's for you won't go by you - think this is Scots?

Pleats/plats

Who do you think you are, lady muck? (Never heard English person say this. )

My mum used to say that a lot (Georgie). My grandmother had a lot of rude ones…

What do they call the pleats/plats/plaits in other parts? Is everyone apart from us saying braids? Sound very formal….

My husband has Glaswegian parents and still occasionally comes out with something I don’t understand - the other night he was talking about the shed of our sons hair and I had absolutely no clue what he was talking about - I thought he meant it was falling out, like shedding, but apparently it means parting. First time in 20 years he’s ever said it!

Do you think I'm buttoned up the back (you're at it)

Hawd yer wheest (shut up)

Shut yer geggy (shut up)

Square go - I'll fight you

You're a sound cunt - you're nice

Baltic - cold

Beelin- angry

Riddy - Embarrassed

Doggin it - truanting school

Greetin - crying

@glitteringfishy

My husband has Glaswegian parents and still occasionally comes out with something I don’t understand - the other night he was talking about the shed of our sons hair and I had absolutely no clue what he was talking about - I thought he meant it was falling out, like shedding, but apparently it means parting. First time in 20 years he’s ever said it!

I have a side shed 😁

This thread is really making me homesick - and I didn't realise how many of these words I still use even though I moved to England many years ago.

I love couthy, especially when describing a child or a pet.

And carnival for a fairground.

And slabber

I’ve just realised I don’t know what the English word is for the skooshers in a car.