Favourite Scots sayings?

[ChiaraRimini]

Following on from the pronunciation thread (it's Jay btw)
Expat Scot here. Get funny looks from the Sassenachs if I say any of these. Any others?

It's a sair fecht for hauf a loaf

Dinnae fash yerself

Here's tae us wha's like us. Gey few and they're a' deid.

Clarty is wonderfully descriptive anyway. I always think it applies perfectly to: Madonna; Olly Murs; probably others.

He gave me a dizzy (stood me up)
Fur coat nae nickers (all their money on a showy house, no money to spend)
Chapel - Catholic Church (Kirk - Protestant Church)
Polis - police
Gallus - swaggering confident attitude, walk or person
Swally - a drink
Gie it laldy - go at it full belt
Boggin - filthy
Blether - talking
Skelped - slapped
Book - puke
Greetin - crying
Peely Wally - pale faced/looking ill
Fouter - fidget, or a job that is difficult to complete
Hoachin - busy

All common usage in Glasgow

Fine quine or bonny loon

Fit ye dein’ min?

My personal favourite is:

Hemmin as in

“Hemmin, nae swickin’ the queue”

I used it in a cake shop in Paris once and was understood or at least the person I said it to moved away and let me have my turn

You can also be clarted, as in covered with stuff.

I love this thread!

Just thought of two others, possibly as I'm hungry:

Jeelly piece
Or
Piece and jam (or cheese etc)
ie sandwich containing this foodstuff.

Ginger to mean pop.

Clype. As in tell tale. Verb and noun.
Winch/ winching. Snog/ ing.
Click. Same thing. May not be Scottish.
Dover/ dovering. Dozing off. Esp babies.

"Thinks he's Erchie" has ideas above his station
"Clarty" dirty
"Cundie" drain
"Pletty" the platform between tenement landings
"Closie" entrance to a tenement
"Packit fu'" full up
"Eh dinna ken" I don't know
"Tattie howkin" picking potatoes
"Tattie holiday" October half term
"Pure bowfin" not nice/dirty
"Geez a peh" can I please have one of your mutton pastry pies
"Twa boab" 10p

And to be away for your messages.

Tan - as in “Diggers is tanning all the gin” - meaning diggers is drinking more gin than her fair share

Dinghy - as in “why did you dinghy me?” Meaning why did you exclude me?

Ken - as in “ I ken that lassie” meaning I know that girl.

Fur coat, nae knickers (classic putdown)

Pure - as in “ ah wis pure buzzin ken” meaning really - as in “I was really drunk, know what I mean“?

"He doesnae zip all the way up the back" ... he's a bit thick.
"Ootside in"... inside out.
"Ma weans greeting"...my child's crying
"Youse wanting a poke?" ... would you like a bag

(I'm not Scottish, but am pretty fluent as I've been married to a Scot for over 20 years. )

Steamboats -as in “ that dafty is pure steamboats” meaning drunk
“ that silly person that I have affection for is really drunk”

So sounds like a few of you from my area, so fit is it.. a morning roll, a cookie or a butterie? Butterie here

"What's for tea?"
"Shite wi sugar on it"

Classic mum put down!

Messages - for shopping

I also say Jai for Jay ... didn't realise it was a Scottish thing!!

Just remembered my Dad describing his boss as a "hoor meister" so I'm guessing he wasn't keen on his boss's wife either.

Ya dancer! - meaning! Congratulations, that ‘s brilliant

Morning roll here, ken.

Bevvy - alcohol

Bampot- idiot

Baws- testicles

Boaby- penis

Yer bums out the windae (you talk shite)

Here that means you've been bumped. Left for something/ someone else "that'll be ma arse oot the windae then aye?!"

Canny see green cheese

Time tae shoot the craw

Gon ben the room (through the room)

Hoorin it doon (pishin with rain)

Fave words: wouldny (wouldn't), wilny (won't), shidny (shouldn't) umny (arn't) dinnae (don't) ken (know) mockit (dirty) clampit (clingy) hayver (talking rubbish) bunker (worktop)

Just realised we are a nation of weird folk who add lots of unnecessary Ys and remove them where they're supposed to be 😂

Ach away an shite

Get yer hole - have sexual intercourse.

Aw frightened rabbit :-?

Oxter- i didn't know the actual word for it until.I was about 12!
And it's jai!

Ahhh ha ha this is fab. I moved to Scotland when I was 1. All my family are English but I've obviously got a fair understanding of the Scottish language and understand everything on this thread, it's fab. My MIL uses most of these regularly and it amuses me no end.

Bunker is the one that always confused me and I refuse to use it. It's a counter to me. And 27th puts rubbish bin the bucket. It's a bin in my kitchen but he still calls it a bucket. Which it is not. But what i call a bucket he calls a pail. I would only call it a pail if i were called Jill and happened to be tumbling down a hill

If anyone has 5 minutes to spare I would suggest you search for Hector Brocklebank on YouTube he is genius. My personal favourite is when he calls the paper to place an obituary

I honestly never knew bunker had another meaning until I was quite old. (Scot growing up in England.)

What about the exhortation Jeezo Josie? Or is that just my parents? (Think it's a polite way of saying Jesus Christ.) Also oosey meaning an item of clothing that's gone fluffy and bobbly? Eg "it's aw oosey".