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- (chiefly Scotland, Northern England, Geordie, Northumbria) A young girl, a lass, especially one seen as a sweetheart.
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Aug 19, 2024 · lassie - A girl or young woman lavvy - A lavatory (toilet) ( Am gaun' tae the lavvy. lecky - electricity - often used in reference to bills ( she didn't pay her lecky this month )
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- Bawhair
- Boak
- Clarty/Clatty
- Gallus
- Heid-The-Baw
- Hackit
- Jobbie
- Ken
- Lecky
- Neebs
Bawhair is used to determine a very short distance; literally meaning the width of a pubic hair. “That was a bawhair away man!"
To boak is to throw up, or to be very close to throwing up. “Cut that oot you, that’s giein me the boak.”
We all know someone who is clarty (also said as clatty), which is a person of questionable personal hygiene. “He’s a clatty basturt.”
Gallus is a way to define that fine line between confidence and arrogance, or something that is otherwise bold or daring. Gallus is often misused as a general term of endearment for literally anything. “Aye I took her out for dinner on Saturday. She’s gallus, man.”
Heid-the-bawis another word for an idiot. The Scots language is, in fact, full of words for all sorts of specific kinds of iditots, like ...
The adjective hackit, meaning haggard or ugly, is most often used in reference to a woman. “Don’t listen to that hackit old bint.”
A jobbie is basically the equivalent of the word turd(not to mention a plague on the existence of anyone named Robbie, as this author can attest).
Ken, meaning to know, is used freely as punctuation, especially in Dundee and on the east coast of Scotland. “Ken whit ah mean, ken? Aye, ah ken.”
Leckyis electricity—though is usually used in reference to a utility bill, not the actual thing. “There’s me having to put a tenner in that lecky again because you’ll no turn yer telly off!”
Neebs are what you call your friends. The word is derived from neebur (derived itself from neighbor). “Aye, nae danger neebs, catch you the morn.”
Lassie or Lass is basically the old Northumbrian and Lowland Scottish word for young woman. Though they also use it sometimes in Ireland and parts of Northern England. Its exact origins are debated. but some say it is probably derived from old Norse since the Norwegians used to control chunks of Scotland.
Jul 3, 2024 · lassie (plural lassies) (chiefly Scotland, Northern England, Geordie, Northumbria) A young girl, a lass, especially one seen as a sweetheart.
Imagine gettin tashed by Costa Rica. Ags. 1992: Ye throw like a lassie. 2. An unmarried woman; a maiden. Hence auld lassie, an old maid; lassie-name, a woman's maiden-name (Ags. 1960).
May 13, 2021 · Looking for a creative term of endearment? Spice up your affectionate expressions with a wee bit 'o Scottish slang. a chuilein - my laddie; a sheòid - my hero ; big yin - endearing term for a mature loved one; hen - a woman ; mo leanbh - my young child ; wee bairn - little baby ; wee barra - fair-haired little boy; wee yin - little one
May 31, 2021 · The Scottish Word: lassie with its definition and its meaning illustrated and captioned with the word used in context in the Scots language and in English.
