c.1700 ‘The Cald Kail of Aberdeene’ in Scottish Ballads (1859) 20: The lasses about Bogingicht, Their leems they are baith cleen and right, / And if they are but gird’d tight, / They’ll dance the reell of Bogie . 1801 Sporting Mag. June XVIII 135/2: He would that evening...
Sweaty Sock - Jock (referring to a Scottish man - insulting) Sweeney Todd - Flying Squad (The Sweeney was a big TV police series in the 1970s) Syrup (syrup of fig) - wig (leading to 'golden syrup' meaning a really awful wig) ta-ta - (au revoir - goodbye. Au revoir is French ...
lad: brash young man who tries to be popular with other lads, see lager lout. (Traditionally, a lad is just a Scottish word meaning a boy or young man)ladette: female version of lad lager-lout: hooligan, young male who drinks too much cheap beer....
I am for sure Celtic- my family is Scottish! Ronnie heyya.. this video was really interesting.. I just wanted to know tht y do we say I’m in bed n y not I’m on bed??? tanvir Good question – I have no idea why except to say that we actually get “in” the bed (between...
1841 ‘The Racehorse’ Gentleman Steeple-Chaser 4: What stuff is that your munchin? / Drink water too that stinks like p-ss. 1843 Satirist & Sporting Chron. (Sydney) 1 Apr. 3/2: Mr. D—d P—s [...] has discontinued sending his mad-servant to his shipmate J—n H—s for half...
As for “oot and aboot”, it may not be Canadian but it is pure Scottish. Incidentally, anyone wanting a primer is Scots, I recommend watching Rab C Nesbitt on Youtube. Reply Bob young In Ontario we say ( use guys) meaning (you guys). Reply Bo Yes, but only if you live ...
Irvine Welsh used the Scottish dialect for his novelTrainspotting, and uses many colloquialism examples and slang terms as well. In the above excerpt we see the slang phrase “a pure bevvying mood,” which means, in this case, someone who has a strong urge to drink alcohol. ...
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speaker can identify the charming, heavy British English accent. Yet not many people outside of the United Kingdom know that there are actually almost 40 different accents across the UK.You may have heard of a few, like Cockney, Scottish, or Welsh, but what about Geordie, Scouse, or ...
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