“She maks that guid a porridge it’s a hard job pullin oot the spurtle.” Translate: spurtle: porridge stirrer – often formed in the shape of a thistle. “She makes a porridge so exceedingly excellent that it … Continue reading Spurtle.
“Even for a teuch chop this is requirin a pouer o chawin.” Translate: teuch: tough. “Even for a tough chop this is requiring a powerful amount of chewing.” tjʌx The Scottish Word: chow with its definition … Continue reading Teuch.
“Ach! The breid’s gone foosty.” Translate: foosty: mouldy, musty. “Oh my goodness! The bread has gone mouldy.” The Scottish Word: foosty with its definition and its meaning illustrated and captioned with the word used in context … Continue reading Foosty.
“Are we cookin this an gi’in it oot as a bridie or will I coup it oot?” Translate: coup: empty by upturning. “Are we going to cook this and serve it up as a meat pastie … Continue reading Coup.
“Help ma boab! That’s the end o that mealie pudden.” Translate: pudden, puddin: pudding. Oat meal pudding or white pudding is a sausage skin stuffed with oat meal, onions, spices and suet. A black pudding includes … Continue reading Pudden.
“Quick! Sook yir feathers in, he’s seek o kail an thinkin o chook soup.” Translate: kail: curly leaved cabbage; general word for a feed; or broth made from greens. “Quick! Suck your feathers in, he is … Continue reading Kail.
“God sink ye! I’m wishin I’d had the haddie nooooo . . . Translate: haddie: haddock. “Lord sink you! I am wishing that I had ordered the haddock now.” The Scottish Word: haddie with its definition … Continue reading Haddie.
“Right son, hoo many grannie-sookers di ye want in yir poke?” Translate: poke: bag. “All right young man, how many pan-drops (sweets grannies love to suck) do you want in your bag?” The Scottish Word: poke … Continue reading Poke.
“Yir skoosh is doon the cundie fur it’s bad fur yir teeth. Ah’ll gie ye milk.” Translate: cundie: road drain. “The reason your fizzy sugary drink is going down the drain is because it is bad … Continue reading Cundie.
‘Mad Hielander on a canterin cuddy aboot tae lassoo the Haggis whilst in its bagpippean skirl of distress.’ Translate: cuddy, cuddie: a horse, a short thick strong horse. ‘Insane Highlander upon a cantering horse about to … Continue reading Cuddy.