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What is your favourite Scots word??

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Pruners · 14/07/2008 19:15

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MmeLindt · 15/07/2008 20:40

Teuch
Ha! I was at Menzieshill too. A bit before you though, as I am 35

I used to love Fish Suppers from the Silvery Tay, and potato fritters.

Just remembered "Ach, away!" when something dreadful happened, to express sympathy.

lol at "skelp in the pus" and "pussyfootin"

WeeBesom · 15/07/2008 20:43

You'll never guess what mine is

Wallace · 15/07/2008 20:59

Gaun tell us, you wee besom!

Flier · 16/07/2008 08:16

sleekit cow'rin beastie

Bink · 16/07/2008 09:50

I'm a plate rack
I'm a plate rack

I had no idea (though I know ashet well, & love it, because it's one of those Auld Alliance borrowings from French (assiette)).

Apparently "disjone" used to be used for "breakfast" (not that I've ever heard that) - which obviously has the same source.

eemie · 16/07/2008 12:29

BALD - we play The Minister's Cat with dd all the time, that's how she learned her alphabet.

And when women priests came in we played The Minister's Handbag with my nieces and nephews (@in the minister's handbag, she keeps her...')

MmeLindt · 16/07/2008 12:50

Mum just reminded me of the term for a meal made by using up the left overs in the fridge

"Shovey by"

Now known in our house as a "Gordon Brown"

bottersnike · 16/07/2008 12:55

One I came across recently that had me chuckling for days is "sitooterie", on an estate agent's description of a property.
For those who don't know, it's a summerhouse, i.e. somewhere you can sit oot.
Brilliant!

kaz33 · 16/07/2008 18:16

Oh my gran had a sittouterie, a carpeted greenhouse really with some comfy chairs and was always telling me to "had your wisht" (sp?)

mankyscotslass · 16/07/2008 19:06

Kazz...yup been told to "hauld yer wheesht " a few times too. I had a bit of a gob on when I was younger.

umberella · 16/07/2008 19:15

stick the yet (shut the door)
joogle (dog)
chore (steal/pinch)

faves of my old man!

umberella · 16/07/2008 19:16

ooh kaz we've got a sittooterie too

pointydog · 16/07/2008 19:24

skants

oose

MintChocAddict · 16/07/2008 23:43

Friends mum used to refer to people as " she's a bit hon knittet" as in hand-knitted, when talking about a young person who was a bit unfashionable.
She also said about smoking - "If god had meant ye tae smoke, you'd have been born wi' a lum on your heid!"

Babyramone · 18/07/2008 10:07

Have any of you read these books. They are fantastic.
The animal ABC will appeal to all you bahookie lovers.
www.itchy-coo.com
I buy them for all the scottish expat kids I know.

ScottishMummy · 18/07/2008 10:35

haud yer wheest - be quiet
biscuit arse - up tight
face like a well skelped arse -huffy red face
howff -dump
minging - dirty
clegging -dirty
Clarty - dirty

stoatin - fantastic
skelp -smack
chunterring -going on and on
havering -going on and on

cannae -cant
willnae - wont
dinnae - dont
huvnae- have not

swedegers - sweeties

scunnered - down hearted
gies me the scunner - makes you feel down
ginger - carbonated juice

CaurnieBred · 18/07/2008 10:36

Using the word "How?" instead of "Why?". An ex pointed that one out to me a long time ago.

Dogs don't shed in Scotland; they cast.

You don't pat a dog; you clap it.

Have trained my 3 year old to use oose instead of fluff (I never realised just what an English accent she had until we went up home for a visit when she was around 2 years old ).

We don't have a splinter - we have a skelf.

For me, the bunker was where we kept the coal.

How about "winching" for french kiss/courting. Or, if you are from Cumbernauld area "nippin" (to mean seeing someone).

I think outwith is a brilliant word and couldn't believe it wasn't used down here.

How about "the game's a bogey" - meaning game over. Or "keyses" when you would put your thumbs up to be temporarily out of the game.

Playing "steamey" with the skipping ropes - meaning going double time. Pavers instead of hopscotch.

Have we had "lug": ear.

I'm sure I'll remember more!

L

youngbutnotdumb · 18/07/2008 10:48

KEICH as in shite
FUD
SHOVE IT UP YER DUKE

PSML laughing at old school thoughts arising from words

youngbutnotdumb · 18/07/2008 10:50

OOH DOES ANYONE REMEMBER THIS RHYME:

Keich, Tum and Toley fart
Hawf way doon the christie park
Keich and Tum couldnae swim
So Toley fart pushed them in.

OH THE FOND OLD DAYS WITH GRAMPA LOL

ScottishMummy · 18/07/2008 10:52

he full aw mince - as in talkin rubbish

cooandtwo · 18/07/2008 11:07

Has anyone mentioned numpty?

cooandtwo · 18/07/2008 11:11

Full of wind and pish (some one who is blethering a lot of hot air and rubbish)

ScottishMummy · 18/07/2008 11:12

think numppty got a wee shout earlier.oh and Bampot, Bam, radge, dobber all fave's

jezzemx · 18/07/2008 11:12

neeps and tatties

DeeRiguer · 18/07/2008 11:15

caurniebeef
some old favs there

stookie (for plaster cast)

tbh i dont realise half of these are scottish til most of the populace (sarf) look quizzical at me and ds too now..