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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 Scots Word O’ The Day: Braw
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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?“).
Your Scottish Slang Scots Word O’ The Day: Glaikit
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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.
Your Scottish Slang Scots Word O’ The Day: Besom
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besom
(biz·um) Dialect, chiefly Scot -n.
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.
Your Scottish Slang Scots Word O’ The Day: Dreich
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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.
Your Scottish Slang Scots Word O’ The Day: Crabbit
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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.
Your Scottish Slang Scots Word O’ The Day: Fitba’
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fitba’
(fit·baw) Dialect, chiefly Scot. ~n.
1. (m) the beautiful game
2. (f) stupid game involving 22 grown men (and 3 officials of dubious parentage and eyesight) kicking a lump of leather around a field, often sparking irrational behaviour, bad language and blind devotion to a team or player, to the detriment of normal marital relations. ( see fitba’ widow)
Your Scottish Slang Scots Word O’ The Day: Scunner
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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.
Your Scottish Slang Scots Word O’ The Day: Laldie
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laldie
(lall·dy) Dialect, chiefly Scot. ~n.
1. a thrashing; a sound beating, punishment (as in “Jist wait till ah get ma hauns oan ye, ya wee bugger. Ah’ll gie ye laldie“).
2. gie it – to undertake an action with vigour and vitality (as in “Gaun yersel’, big yin. Gie it laldie“).
Your Scottish Slang Scots Word O’ The Day: Canny
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canny
(can·y) Dialect, chiefly Scot ~adj
1. cautious, careful, hesitant, unwilling to rush into things.
2. frugal, prudent (esp. with money) [a canny Scot – one who has an aversion to separating money from his pocket] (as in “He’s that canny he aye pays for his round wi’ empty lemonade bottles“).