'Fashed' Do you know what it means?

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And if so, whereabouts in the country are you from?

DH (from SE)has never heard of it but my Mum (from the NE) used it all the time.

I know it's a Scots word and I know what it means. I'm American from the Deep South. But I have lived in Scotland.

I understand what it means but never use it. I'm from County Durham originally. Willing to bet my NW born DH would have no clue though (in fact I'm going to ask him when he gets home!).

"He couldn't be fashed to carry it home so he hoyed it doon the well" for those who know the tale of the Lambton Worm

I'm Scottish and I've never heard it. Maybe it's more of an East Coast thing.

"He waddn't fash te carry'd hyem,
So he hoyed it doon a well!"

Was the first thing that went through my head! My Dad's from Sunderland, and he used to sing it to me.

This is it! Dinnae dash sassenach - outlander 😄

Yes, bothered or worry. I’m Scottish from Edinburgh. Used a lot growing up by my mum’s side of the family who are from the north east. My dad’s side are from Glasgow and I can’t remember if they used it or not.

South East London. Never heard of it.

Was starting to think I was the only one!

East of Scotland here and haven't heard that before

I'm from East Anglia and I know what it means.

"Bothered". I'm from Lincolnshire but my grandfather was a Weegie.

East of Scotland but originally from the west. Yes, I know what it means but would associate it more with the north east /Aberdeenshire z

Central scot here, both East and west coast life represented. Most often used when being told off for getting worked up or in a bother. Dinnae fash yer self!

Often happened when I had something in a fankle or a guddle. And sometimes told to stop foutering about with the thing afterwards.

Had no idea foutering related to The F Word, but fuck, fash, fouter and fankle are favourite words of mine so it makes a bit of sense now.

I only know it cos of Outlander 🔥🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿😁

Another one from Derbyshire here. I didn't know what it meant, but guessed it was related to "fussed", so was sort of right!

You mean that some words simultaneously entered a wide area from a single source?

From Newcastle and I’ve never heard of it.

Ca’ be fashed - can’t be arsed
Nae fashed - not bothered.

Hear it quite often up here among us teuchters.

You are right.

It is from the French “se fache” - to bother someone. Hence the Scots “Dinnae fache me”.

Yes. Weegie. Dad still uses it regularly. Said ".. dinnae fash yersel ..." this morning when I offered to drop off something.

was at Edinburgh uni and studied this as part of English language.
it dates back to the Auld Alliance between Scotland and France.

Scots has some amazing words like glaikit And sleekit

Family from NE. (Very close to border)Yes I know what fash means. Recent previous post mentioned wheesh which I also know from family usage.

Was going to say this. I think that Outlander is spreading the good word, literally so in this case 😁

Isn't it in one of the original Thomas the Tank Engine books? I'm sure that's where I learnt it from.

Yes, Scottish east coast
My weegie in laws don't use it.