“He’s haunless, wha let him intae the magic circle.” Translate: haunless: awkward, clumsy, incompetent, handless. “He’s incompetent, who let him into the magic circle?” The Scottish Word: haunless with its definition and its meaning illustrated and … Continue reading Haunless.
“If you socht mair doon tae earth practical tasks nearer tae hand ye micht find yersel mair content.” Translate: socht, soucht: search for, look for. “If you looked for more down to earth practical tasks nearer … Continue reading Socht.
“Keep yer heid doon the satellites can be a scunner here at this altitude.” Translate: scunner: great nuisance, sickener. “Keep your head down the satellites can be a serious nuisance here at this altitude.” satellite. Modern … Continue reading Scunner.
“Whit’s the neb the-day?” Translate: what’s the neb: what’s the latest news, gossip. “What’s the latest news today?” The Scottish Word: whits the neb with its definition and its meaning illustrated and captioned with the word … Continue reading Whits the neb.
“If ah can fit ma cleek into yir pou tab I’ll hae ye sorted in a jiffie.” Translate: cleek: substantial metal hook. “If I can fit my hook into your pull tab I’ll have you dressed … Continue reading Cleek.
“Whits the kilfuddoch?” Translate: kilfuddoch: a meeting and discussion. “Why are you all having a meeting and discussion?” The Scottish Word: killfuddoch with its definition and its meaning illustrated and captioned with the word used in … Continue reading Kilfuddoch.
“Ah telt ye tae keep yir stievel bunnet oan tae protect yer napper.” Translate: napper: head. “I warned you, did I not, to keep your hard hat on, to protect your head.” The Scottish Word: napper … Continue reading Napper.
“Hud on wi the steid, they’ve bin readin the plans tapsalteerie!” Translate: steid: foundation, base. “Stop work on the foundations, they have been reading the plans upsides down!” The Scottish Word: steid with its definition and … Continue reading Steid.
“Hud on you! Are ye a loun or a quine?” Translate: quine, quyne, quean: girl. “Wait a moment you! Are you a boy or a girl?” The Scottish Word: quine with its definition and its meaning … Continue reading Quine.
“Tae say ah’m dumfoonert is an understatement.” Translate: dumfoonert: dumfounded. “To say that I am dumfounded is an understatement.” The Scottish Word: dumfoonert with its definition and its meaning illustrated and captioned with the word used … Continue reading Dumfoonert.