Rocket (Rocket) Scottish slang for crazy. Ronan is a rocket.
LEERY-LOONIE, n. comb. A lunatic, a mentally-deranged person.
Perhaps the most famous Scottish sayings of all time is “Auld Lang Syne”. This was made famous by Robert Burns' song, sang globally at New Year. The translation can be taken as “old long since” or “old long ago” meaning “days gone by” and when sung at New Years really means “let's drink to days gone by”.
Scottish Slang Swear Words
Starting from the fairly inoffensive, you can often hear kids underfoot being referred to as a 'div' or a 'dafty'– both basically meaning a fool! You could ramp this up to the next level by escalating this to a 'numpty' or a 'nugget' if we are talking about a particularly foolish fool!
Braw. 'Braw' is another common Scottish saying. It means fantastic, great, brilliant… essentially all that's positive and wonderful.
Braw. Braw is a classic piece of Scottish slang. In the iconic comic strip Oor Wullie, the titular character frequently uses it to describe all things nice, brilliant and fantastic.
JO n., a sweetheart.
In the Dictionary of the Scots Language gawsie is used to describe people and their features in a positive way: “Of persons: plump, fresh-complexioned and jovial-looking; handsome, of stately or imposing appearance, portly”.
1. Also cheuchter, chuchter, choochter, a term of disparagement or contempt used in Central Scotland for a Highlander, esp. one speaking Gaelic, or anyone from the North.
Other newly included Scottish words include bam, bampot and bamstick, which mean someone who is foolish, annoying, obnoxious, belligerent or disruptive.
'Dreich' – it's our new favourite word, plucked from the slang dictionaries of Scotland. It describes a dull, damp Scottish day – one that's devoid of light, warmth and colour.
[count] chiefly Scotland, informal. : a young girl : lass. when she was just a wee lassie.
RAGE, v. Sc. usage: tr. To scold, berate. Also intr.
Meaning: Baby, Small child. Example: 'Aw, look et the bonnie wee bairn' Translation: 'Aw, look at the beautiful little baby'
A lass is a girl. Your Scottish folk dance teacher might announce, "Lads line up on that side, lasses on this side!"
Weegie word: sook
Translation: an adjective to describe someone who sucks up to a person.
A bairn can be either a male or female child. It can also refer more generally to childhood. Bairn has been closely associated with northern England and Scotland throughout its existence, although it was a general English word before 1700. Since 1700, its use has been more limited to northern England and Scotland.
Scottish Word: Geggie.
Female | A quintessential Scottish name that will never go out of fashion, Bonnie is the Scots word for beautiful, pretty, stunning and attractive. Bonnies tend to have an inimitable personality.
You'll find that the Scots are independent, practical, feisty, tough and proud... but they're also sentimental, superstitious, spiritual, generous, friendly and gregarious.
There are so different ways to say “cheers” in many countries all over the world, however, in Scotland, it's Slàinte Mhath! Irish or Scots Gaelic? The term Slàinte Mhath (Pronounced Slanj-a-va) is actually both Irish and Scots Gaelic.