Other newly included Scottish words include bam, bampot and bamstick, which mean someone who is foolish, annoying, obnoxious, belligerent or disruptive.
Rocket (Rocket) Scottish slang for crazy.
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.
The word "ned" is an abbreviation of Non-Educated Delinquent, and is often used to describe young troublemakers or criminals. There was a Scottish film with the same name released in 2010.
Scots has indeed many fine words for complaining, ranging from straightforward compleen through gronach and grumble to rather obscure peenge and yirm. One of my favourites is molligrant, which can be both a noun and a verb.
Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
CHOOKIE, n. 2. [Perh. related to chookie n. ] A fool, general term of contempt (Gsw.
To “fash” means to trouble, bother, or annoy.
Take from this what you will, but 'dreich' has been voted the “most iconic” Scots word several times. In a sentence: “It's awfy dreich oot there the day.” In English: “It's awfully dreary outside today.” Learn how to say 'dreich'.
fan·ny ˈfa-nē plural fannies. Synonyms of fanny. 1. British slang, offensive : vulva.
Crabbit (Image: Dictionaries of the Scots Language) Dictionaries of the Scots Language (DSL) defines crabbit as “in a bad temper, out of humour”. The word has a long pedigree in Scots, with one of the earliest examples being from Legends of the Saints (c. 1400): “Sume men sais he crabyt is”.
Nashgab is one such word, as it describes not only gossip, but gossip of a lower level than idle chitchat. The word comes from the Scots words for “impertinence” (nash) and “mouth” (gab). In addition to “rude gossip,” nashgab may be used to refer to “an impertinent oaf.”
GRUMPHIE, -Y, n., v. Also grumfie, -y; grumpy (Lnk.
Dreich. Meaning dreary, gloomy, bleak, miserable, grey, depressing, devoid of sunshine… you get the picture! The mothership of all Scottish weather words and used more times that cans of Irn-Bru are opened, it's no shocker that 'dreich' was voted by Scots as the nation's most favourite word in a government poll.
Glen – A narrow, usually U shaped valley with a river or burn running through it. Glencoe. Dun or sometimes Dum – Fort or fortification. Dundee, Dumbarton. Dunrobin etc.
Bonnie – Good
This cheerful Scottish word means 'beautiful' – an indispensable phrase for those exploring the beautiful landscapes of Scotland.
Empty - What it usually means: The opposite of full. Meaning in Scotland: An excuse for a party.
FEARDIE, Feartie, n. A coward, timorous person.
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….
One of the most fun Scots words to say is sleekit [ slee-kit ], which means “sleeky,” or “sly; sneaky.” In Scots, sleeked means “specious, flattering.” In other words, someone who is sleekit is slick and a bit untrustworthy.
smoor in British English
(smʊə ) verb (transitive) Scottish. to smother, suffocate or extinguish.
Noun. chuggy (uncountable) (Scotland) chewing gum quotations ▼
puggie ... The word is also used to mean a one-armed bandit or fruit machine, and I have also heard of it being used for an automatic cash-dispenser outside a bank: 'Ah just put ma kerd in your puggy an it swallied it!'