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Twa hipper skite. (4 Comments)

Chief — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 23:00:00 +0000

“Ooooyah! That soonded like a twa hipper skite tae me.” Translated: twa hipper skite: two hip slip (both broken). “Ouch! That sounded like a two hip slip to me.” confined. See all my IF thumbnails and IF links here. Trapped indoors. Heavy snow and prolonged cold is causing problems in Scotland and the UK stranding [...]

Blaw (No Comments)

Chief — Tue, 30 Dec 2003 23:00:00 +0000

“Happy New Year. An wid ye gie us a wee blaw intae this breathalyser please.” Translated: blaw: blow. “Happy New Year. And would you please blow into this breathalyser for me.”

Wifie. (No Comments)

Chief — Fri, 21 Dec 2001 23:00:00 +0000

“Aye, wi oot a doot, Erchie here is one o the best undercover wifies we’ve ever had.” Translated: wifie: an older woman, usually middle aged or older and usually with character. “Yes, without a doubt, Archibald, the man standing before us, is one of the best undercover women we’ve ever had.”

Dreich. (No Comments)

Chief — Mon, 12 Jun 2000 23:00:00 +0000

“Burk and Hare were arrested on a dreich morning. – Probably.” Translated: Dreich: dull/bleak/miserable. For those that don’t know – Burke and Hare were infamous body snatchers. Or as it has been pointed out, they rather avoided the middleman (undertaker) and the digging, in that they committed murder to acquire nice fresh bodies to sell.

Aye No.5. (No Comments)

Chief — Mon, 29 May 2000 23:00:00 +0000

“Aye . . !” Translated: ‘Evenin’ all.’

Aye No.3. (No Comments)

Chief — Mon, 15 May 2000 23:00:00 +0000

“aye aye aye, fit’s a dae?” Translated: aye aye aye: ‘ello ‘ello ‘ello what’s all this then?