to think that calling a baby's dummy a tit or a titty is yuk?

[MotherOfNations]

I don't know if this is a u.k wide thing but here in Glasgow so many people call a baby's dummy a tit or titty. It sounds vile .I used to hate it when my little ones had dummies and some old man would bend over the Pram and say " awww baby are you sucking your tit"?

I had no idea that wee willie winkie was scottish!

And aye, doric is great. I've read things like the Twits translated into Scots and it just bugs me. Because it's not doric.

Quine! Haven't heard that word since I left Skye!

My DP is from Fraserburgh and comes out with some very funny doric words

Haha, money on me being related, tangentially, to your DP MoN.

Not that there's any sort of inbreeding up here or anything

Renembers?! Obviously the auger rush has affected my typing abilities!

Sugar rush. Fuckin Autocorrect doing my heid in.

Inbreeding? No just some innocent sheep shagging

I did Sunset Song at school. One of the best books EVER.

Yes, William Miller (author) was born nd raised in Glasgow's East End. There's a monument to him in the city's Necropolis cemetery.

Last night there was murder in the chip shop
A wee doggy nearly had a bone
A big doggy tried to take it aff him
So ah gave him a punch on the nose
(punch listening child on the nose at this point, gentle mind)

Ah ran to tell ma Auntie Mary
My Auntie Mary wisnae in
So ah looked through the hole in the windae
And ah shouted 'Auntie Mary are you in?'

Her teeth were lying on the table
Her hair was lying by the bed
And ah laughed when ah saw ma Auntie Mary
Screwing on her auld tin leg!

Katie Bairdie hid a coo
Black and fite aboot the moo
Wisni that a bonnie coo
Dance Katie Bairdie

clap a clap a handies
daddies comin hame
hes got a the pennies
and mummies got nane

Last night I went tae the pictures
I took a front seat at the back
A wummin she gave me some biscuits
I ate them and gave her them back.

Three craws sat upon a wa'
Sat upon a wa'
Sat upon a wa-a-a-a'
Three craws sat upon a wa'
On a cold and frosty morning

The first craw couldnae flee at'a
Couldnae flee at'a
Coundnae flee at'a-a-a-a
The first craw couldnae flee at'a
On a cold and frosty morning

(chorus)

The second craw couldnae find its maw
Couldnae find its maw
The second craw couldnae find its maw
On a cold and frosty morning

(chorus)

The third craw fell an' broke its jaw
Fell an' broke its jaw
The third craw fell an' broke its jaw
On a cold and frosty morning

(chorus)

The fourth craw wisnae there at'a!

we do:
Clap handies, clap handies
for daddy to come
cause daddy's got pennies
and mummy's got none

We also do:
Dance for your daddy
My little laddy
dance for your dady
My little lad
You shall have a fishy
On a little dishy
You shall have a fishy
When the boat comes in

And (to the tune of Scotland the Brave):
Fa sa the Gamrie boaties
Fa sa them gan awa
Fa sa the Gamrie boaties
comin hame fae stornawa

Some were aitin mince and tatties
Some were aitin neen a ta
Some were aitin ice cream hatties
Comin hame fae Stornawa

Rright! Back to the dummies, fits and titties.:-)

I bet none of you know these ones:
Clap hands all together
Clap clap away
School will be a happy place
Upon a rainy day

Or:
Showdy Powdy
Pair a new sheen
Up the gallas
And doon the green

Or:
Peekaboo Betsy
I can see your doup

My mum used to sing to my niece:
clappa clappa handies your da's a bum
He keeps all his money
To feed his own tum
He disnae feed you or your mum
Clappa clappa handies your da's a bum

Betty Duncan, bonny Betty Duncan
She's the girl that sticks the gollies on the jars of Robertsons jam

How I love her... straggly hair
Betty Duncan, bonny Betty Duncan
She's the girl that sticks the gollies on the jars of Robertsons jam

How I love her... bloodshot eyes
Betty Duncan, bonny Betty Duncan
She's the girl that sticks the gollies on the jars of Robertsons jam

To answer your question, my gran from West Lothian calls it a dummy tit, it's just the Scots name for it. And that is in fact what it is! So YABU.

Doup = doak. Or bum.

My dad's family are from a small fishing village that has its own version of doric.

jolly did he get his doak skelped?

I maintain that the correct term is teat. Tit is the vulgar variation of this.