Scottish Word: Diddle.
“Diddle tae yer daddie, diddle tae ye dee, didlle tae the didderums o ma fee, I’m the Lord o the diddle, so sez me.” Translated: diddle: dance with a jiggling movement. “Dance to your daddie, dance … Continue reading Diddle.
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Scottish Word: Peh.
"No Gran No, Herbert’s no a peh! He’s no a peh – Noooooooo!" Translated: peh: pie; the pronunciation given is as it is spoken in Dundee. A peh and a pehper (news-paper). "No Granny No, Herbert’s … Continue reading Peh.
Scottish Word: Micht.
“Ah micht… then again ah micht no.” Translated: micht: might, may. “I might… then again I might not.”
Scottish Word: Gleg.
“Gleg? He’s flinty o fit an as shairp as a kilmaurs whittle.” Translated: gleg: quick, speedy. “Speedy? For his age he’s fast of foot and as quick witted.” fast
Scottish Word: Sploosh.
“Ah see ye went in wi a bit o a sploosh.” Translated: sploosh: a messy splash. “I see that you went in with rather a splash of distinction.”
Scottish Word: Sheuch.
‘Hoi lassy, mind yirsel. Yir breeks huv slipped up yir sheuch.’ Translated: sheuch: furrow or trench. ‘Miss, miss, you must attend to yourself. Your bikini bottom has slipped unawares betwixt your buttocks’
Scottish Word: Dinni.
“If yir dookers are drookit dinni pit them in the doocot!” Translated: dinni pit: do not put. If you need to know all about the words in keeping drookit dookers oot o the doocot then do … Continue reading Dinni.