Scottish Word: Gowster.
Oooyah! Ah thocht ye were a gowster for certie there Widdles. That wiz a close squeek, yir cheese is in twa. Translate: gowster: goner, turned into a ghost. Oh my gosh! I thought you were a … Continue reading Gowster.
Scottish Words tagged with: bait - 6 posts.
Scottish Word: Glaiss.
“Watch oot for the glaiss Erchie – it’s a trap!” Translate: glaiss: glass. “Watch out for the glass Archibald – it’s a trap!” The Scottish Word: glaiss with its definition and its meaning illustrated and captioned … Continue reading Glaiss.
Scottish Word: Shouder.
“Dae ye mind. I canni stand folk readin oer ma shouder.” Translate: shouder: shoulder. “Do you mind. I cannot stand people reading over my shoulder.” The Scottish Word: shouder with its definition and its meaning illustrated … Continue reading Shouder.
Scottish Word: Pou.
“Yer awricht so far, try gi’in it a harder pou.” Translate: pou: pull. “You’re all right so far, try giving it a harder pull.” The Scottish Word: pou with its definition and its meaning illustrated and … Continue reading Pou.
Scottish Word: Tattie-bogle.
‘Dinni fash yersell, he’s an olympic zero, he’ll be gey lucky tae hit the tattie-bogle, never mind us.’ Translate: tattie-bogle: scarecrow. ‘Don’t worry he’ll be very lucky to even hit the scarecrow, never mind us.’ The … Continue reading Tattie-bogle.
Scottish Word: Spug, spugs.
“I’m tellin ye, the spug’ll escape through the wires.” Translate: spug: house sparrow. “Must I repeat myself until I’m blue in the face, that house sparrow will fly safely through the wires.” (I was there.) My … Continue reading Spug, spugs.