“Right ye oogly tan dug, drap the ba an get aff the links.” Translate: links: golf course; or a stretch (usually by the sea) of undulating open sandy ground commonly covered by bent-grass and gorse. Where … Continue reading Links.
“Hoi! Mind yer heid we’re gowfin here.” Translate: gowf: golf. “Hoi! Mind your head we are golfing here.” Hatch. Golf is an old game but Scots lay claim to adding the hole and playing it on … Continue reading Gowf.
“Some hae meat an canna eat, some wad eat but want it, but wi hae meat, an we can eat, sae let the Lord be thankit.” Translate: meat: food, nourishment, a meal. “Some have food but … Continue reading Meat.
‘I’m fair pouskered, let’s go WITH the gale for a change.’ Translate: pouskered: exhausted, worn out. The Scottish Word: pouskered with its definition and its meaning illustrated and captioned with the word used in context in … Continue reading Pouskered.