Scottish Words illustrated

Aberdeen Sweetie

“Dinni cock yer mell at me or ye’ll be on the end o an Aberdeen sweetie!”

Translated:

Aberdeen sweetie:a sharp tap on the head with a flick of the thumb.

“Don’t raise your fist to me or you’ll be on the end of a flick from my thumb!”

immovable

Detritus the Troll an immovable club doorman before he joined the city watch and became a peacemaker.

In Terry Pratchet’s Discworld there is a history of enmity between dwarfs and trolls. But the City Watch operate a non discrimination policy and employ men, women, dwarfs, trolls, werewolves, zombies, igors and werewolves equally without fear or favour.