Scottish Word: Croon.
Noo listen ye Welsh rarebit dinni drap him no matter hoo much yae want to. He’s goat oor Scots’ croon oan his powe. The auldest n langest lastin in the islands. An he’s carnaptious at the … Continue reading Croon.
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Scottish Word: Yeuk.
Hud yer heid still Clarice, so’s ah can scrat yer yeukit neb! Gettin powtert in the ee is yer ain faut if’n ye fidge ‘n fyke! There’s yir ee agin. Hud yer neb still ah tell … Continue reading Yeuk.
Scottish Word: Tirl.
Why are you Sol System ingineers still uisin engines wi physical nuts n bolts ye hae tae tirl n birl wi spanners? It’s sooo tiresome. Yiv got access nooadays tae yer modern temporal-oxy-flow-fusion-unity jints, smart-quark-unipolar-iso-belter-bandsters, kinetic-inertia-damper-snecks, … Continue reading Tirl.
Scottish Word: Hinnie.
She’s gonna be in a richt radge at her hinnie piece gettin weet and her tea bein diluted in the coming rain. She’s awready got the sair heid an wi that storm breeshlin in awfi fast … Continue reading Hinnie.
Scottish Word: Fuff.
See yon fuff owerbye – nae doot we’ll hear the bang in a meenit. Translate: fuff: puff of smoke Do you see that puff of smoke just over there – I have no doubt we’ll hear … Continue reading Fuff.
Scottish Word: Collieshangie.
Yer a scourie reebald McMurdoch, yer turnin this dog fight intae a richt collieshangie. It’s no on. Haggis Bombs is no allood. It’s biological weapons ahm tellin ye! No legal. No legal ataw. Dae ye hear … Continue reading Collieshangie.
Scottish Word: Gowan.
I see ye wee moudie wavin a gowan at me. Ahn I hear you too, (bit unco that). Whit’s that yer saying? He’s saving a moose that wiz stuck doon yin o yer tunnels. Jist as … Continue reading Gowan.
Scottish Word: Corbie.
I aye turns puddocks yella on accoont o me bein a reid hat wezer obleeged tae hae a puckle corbies. Maks the puddocks easier tae find ye ken – helps keep them corbies fed. Translate: corbie: … Continue reading Corbie.
Scottish Word: Plowt.
Noo Jill. Dinni hing aboot doon there lookin for yer grannie’s auld gowd thimble. The forecast sez there’s a muckle plowt o rain due an it’ll no be safe doon there. Translate: plowt: a heavy downpour … Continue reading Plowt.
Scottish Word: Tirlie.
“Spankie like noo lads! Ah need tae be awa shairp like wi the tirlie fully chairged tae win.” Translate: tirlie: something which curls, spins, or twirls round; an intricate device or mechanism. “Nimble and quick now … Continue reading Tirlie.