What is an empty Scottish slang?

empty - the residents who live in the house are not present and people take advantage by having a party in the "empty" house.

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How do you say no in Scottish slang?

You can say “aye” (yes) or “nae” (no).

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What are some Scottish slangs?

What are some other Scottish words?
  • Auld – Old.
  • Aye – Yes.
  • Blether – Chatter-box.
  • Boke – Gag or Vomit.
  • Canny – Careful, or sometimes Clever.
  • Clipe – To 'tell on' someone, or 'snitch'
  • Chitter – Shiver.
  • Crabbit – Bad-tempered or Grumpy.

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What is the Scottish slang for girls?

Alright, hen (Scottish word for girl) or pal (Scottish word for friend)?

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What is Scottish slang for lazy?

Sugg - Slovenly / fat or lazy, easy-going and particularly used to describe a woman or a child. Example: Ye rank amon' the lazy sugs.

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What is Scottish slang for dumb?

Numpty was included in the 2005 Supplement to the Dictionary of the Scots Language with the following definition: “a stupid person, an idiot”.

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What are Scottish slang words for dirty?

Then you've got words like caiket and mocket, both meaning dirty, and hacket, meaning ugly. Another favorite (or favourite, as the Scots would say) and most-used pieces of slang is mingin' – a word with many uses, none of which are very complimentary.

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How do you say sick in Scottish?

Boke. Meaning: Sick. Example: Stop that! It's gonnae make me boke!

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How do you say beautiful in Scottish?

Bonnie. 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.

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How do you say drunk in Scottish?

Scottish drinking slang varies from place to place, with the North-east of Scotland providing plenty of Doric terms for those “awa' wi' it” or “stoatin' aboot”. Other popular terms from the area include “half-cut”, “bleezin”, to be “pie-eyed” or even to be “sloshed”.

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What is Scottish slang for annoying?

Roaster means an "obnoxious, annoying, or otherwise objectionable person; an idiot", according to its definition. Sprag is not dissimilar - meaning a person with an "arrogant, swaggering manner; a boaster, a braggart". There is also bowfing, which means foul-smelling - and fantoosh, meaning fancy, showy or flashy.

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What is handsome in Scottish slang?

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”.

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Why do the Scots say aye instead of yes?

' General impressions suggest that 'aye' means 'yes' in Scotland, a chunk of Northern England, and presumably Northern Ireland. But beyond that, the picture of where the word is spoken, and even where it was spoken in the past, gets fuzzy. Aye (usually spelled 'ay') was clearly Shakespeare's preferred affirmative.

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What are Scottish words for ignored?

The first written example of the modern 'dingie' comes from The Dictionary of Playground Slang by Chris Lewis (2003) and he defines it as follows: “to stand some up or ignore them…. Used as 'He pure dingied me, by the way…' Circa 1980s-current (Scot)”.

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How do you say oh yes in Scottish?

Och Aye - Scottish Slang of Agreement - Oh Yes (Design Day 134) Greeting Card.

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What is Scottish slang for sad?

Dowie, as the Dictionaries of the Scots Language (DSL) remind us, means: “Sad, melancholy, dreary, dismal; dull, dispirited; used both of persons and of places, weather, etc. Sad, melancholy, dreary, dismal; dull, dispirited; used both of persons and of places, weather…”.

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Do Scots say cheeky?

gallus - gallous, bold, cheeky, or flashy.

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What is a funny Scottish term?

Dinnae teach yer Granny tae suck eggs

This phrase means that you shouldn't try to teach someone something that they already have a lot of knowledge about.

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What is Scottish slang for evil?

Ill-willie, which comes from the Scots dialect of Middle English was formed by the ingenious method of adding an -ie to the existing ill-will. It should not be confused with the word from the Older Scots language, evil-willy, which means “malevolent, wishing harm or evil to others.”

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What is the Scottish slang for pretty girl?

The word "Bonnie" means a beautiful and good-humoured person normally referring to ladies i.e "Shes a bonnie lass!".

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