Scottish Words tagged with: parrot - 3 posts.

Girl with long blond hair reclines on a settee with many cushions arm dangling over the back while the other hangs down close to her glass of red wine on the floor. An herbal cigarette in her mouth glows and smoke rises into the night. At her feet a cat sits on the arm of the settee beside the head of a big dog resting its chin, behind them is a goldfish bowl where a nonplussed goldfish stares up at a gesticulating white Cockatoo waving its wing at the girl and haranguing the crew from its perch that dangles from the ceiling.

Scottish Word: Dover.

Tags: bubbles, couch, goldfish, parrot, smoking, wine

See! She’s a daidlin drochlin mawtent! Which wan o youz is gonna roose her oot o her mense-deleerin dover tae haun oot scran. I want fed! Translate: Dover: to doze, to fall into a light sleep. … Continue reading Dover. →

bubbles, couch, goldfish, parrot, smoking, wine

Bird on the correct end of the branch as it crumbles to catch the snack.

Scottish Word: Chattle.

Tags: blue, branch, parrot, perch, worm

“Weel yir greed’s done ye in ye auld worm, ye’ve chattled yer branch tae bits, an noo yir ma tea.” Translate: chattle, chauttle: nibble, chew feebly. “Well your greed has finished you, you have nibbled your … Continue reading Chattle. →

blue, branch, parrot, perch, worm

Maternity and the male to female attendance in birds much as in the human.

Scottish Word: Shak.

Tags: beak, birds, parrot, perch

“Gie yirsel a shak! Ah feel an egg comin on.” Translate: shak: shake. “Rouse yourself and get sensible! I am feeling an egg coming on.” The Scottish Word: shak with its definition and its meaning illustrated … Continue reading Shak. →

beak, birds, parrot, perch