Your Scottish Slang Word O’ The Day: Gallus

Posted by Doug on January 20th, 2005

This entry is part 14 of 28 in the series Your Scottish Slang Word Of The Day

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gallus
(ga·luss) Dialect, chiefly Scot ~adj.
1. self-confident, daring, cheeky.
2. stylish, impressive (esp. Glasgow “He’s pure gallus, by the way“).
3. Orig. derogatory, meaning wild; a rascal; deserving to be hanged (from the gallows).

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