Your Scottish Slang Word O' The Day: Mauchit

Posted by Doug on January 7th, 2005 | No Comments
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mauchit
(maw·kit) Dialect, chiefly Scot -adj. dirty, filthy, sticky, muddy.
Cf. Mauchy, Mochy, Maukie, Mawkit. (see also Manky, Clarty)
(often used in 'Lookit the colour o' ye, ya mauchit wee to'rag').

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Your Scottish Slang Word O' The Day: Braw

Posted by Doug on January 8th, 2005 | No Comments
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braw
(br·aww) Dialect, chiefly Scot -adj.
1. fine, pleasant, esp. weather ("It's a braw day the day" or "It's a braw, bricht, moonlicht nicht the nicht").
2. attractive, pretty (often in "You're really braw, hen. Fancy a Ruby Murray?").

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Your Scottish Slang Word O' The Day: Glaikit

Posted by Doug on January 9th, 2005 | 1 Comment
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glaikit
(glai·kit) Dialect, chiefly Scot -adj.
1. (intr.) stupid; senseless, silly. (often in "He stood there wi' a glaikit look oan his fizzog")
2. (tr.) giddy, thoughtless.
3. affected.
4. petty.

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Your Scottish Slang Word O' The Day: Besom

Posted by Doug on January 10th, 2005 | 1 Comment
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besom
(biz·um) Dialect, chiefly Scot -adj.
1. obstreperous girl or woman; female upstart (as in "Dinnae pou' yer brither's hair, ya wee besom")
2. woman of low moral standing; a hussy ("Thon yin's a right mucky besom").
3. a broomstick or scourge; any broom made from loose twigs
4. a comet or its tail.

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Your Scottish Slang Word O' The Day: Dreich

Posted by Doug on January 11th, 2005 | 1 Comment
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dreich
(dre·ech) Dialect, chiefly Scot -adj.
1. (intr.) drab.
2. (tr.) dreary (referring to weather or a sermon).
3. often leads to a state of being drookit; grey.

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Your Scottish Slang Word O' The Day: Crabbit

Posted by Doug on January 12th, 2005 | No Comments
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crabbit
(cra·bit) Dialect, chiefly Scot -adj.
1. ill-tempered, grumpy, curt, disagreeable; in a bad mood [esp. in the morning]. (Often used in "Ken this, yer a crabbit get, so ye are"). -n. See crab - one who by their nature or temperament conveys an aura of irritability.

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Your Scottish Slang Word O' The Day: Scunner

Posted by Doug on January 13th, 2005 | 2 Comments
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scunner
(scun·ner) Dialect, chiefly Scot -v.
1. to feel aversion.
2. to produce a feeling of disgust or loathing in.
-n.
3. a strong dislike (often in "tak a scunner", or "git oot o' ma face ya wee scunner").
4. an object of dislike; nuisance.

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