For Scots Grans (not political!)

I have never heard of gallus before. I come from East Fife.

I love them! Definitely taps aff weather at the moment!

Ah'm fair scunnerd at a' this sun!

Pure dead brilliant!!! - and I'm fae Aiberdeen!....but how can we access them for proliferation?

Brilliant. We definitely need these.

Yes blondiescot, taps aff weather finally arrived.

I believe you can access them in the Apple Store, but I cant find them for Android.
I'm bealing/ beeling?

Great!

My parents used "awfy gallus" but it hasn't entered my vocabulary. I do use "drookit", tho! ☔

Great to see these. I could have used these 40 yrs ago.
I married a Scot all my in laws lived/live in Scotland. My dear old MiL came from "The Kingdom of Fife" as she was proud to say.
Well, some of the terminology she used, total mystery to me, for several years.
I would just look blank as my dear FiL explained what she was going on about.
When I went out with her ( to do her messages) she always introduced me as her English DIL. Bless her

I don't think they're available on Android, unfortuately, Marydoll. All we Android users will be fair scunnered at that!

Google tells me that the term 'beamer' refers to blushing with embarrassment, but it's not an expression I have ever encountered - in Scotland or elsewhere. Every day's a school day...

I love them! When I was in hospital waiting for a repeatedly cancelled operation, I giggled at my Indian doctor asking every morning if I was still ‘ wabbit and scunnered’

Bodach

Google tells me that the term 'beamer' refers to blushing with embarrassment, but it's not an expression I have ever encountered - in Scotland or elsewhere. Every day's a school day...

Beamer was a very common expression, when I was a child in Glasgow.

I seem to remember Paw Broon wearing galluses (braces)

Blondiescot

I don't think they're available on Android, unfortuately, Marydoll. All we Android users will be fair scunnered at that!

Well, they're a bunch of eejits and need a guid skelp for discrimination against android users!

In Glasgow gallus means very bold.

I’d heard of gallus and taps aff but didn’t know what they meant - have lived in the north east of Scotland for 37 years! Having said that there are many other words/expressions used here but not in other parts of Scotland. Are these mainly Glasgow/central belt?

Taps aff, not a pretty sight, especially with peely wally Glaswegians.

Agree re 'taps aff'. I've seen some awful sights today.

I remember a very hot day in a local town when a work colleague and I popped out to get some sandwiches for lunch. There were a lot of 'taps aff' that day and she remarked "No' a bonny sight, is it - not a pound o' them hinging the right way!"

Marydoll

Blondiescot

I don't think they're available on Android, unfortuately, Marydoll. All we Android users will be fair scunnered at that!

Well, they're a bunch of eejits and need a guid skelp for discrimination against android users!

In Glasgow gallus means very bold.

In the immortal words of the song: "Oh, ye're ma wee gallus bloke nae mair..."

bodach that brought back some memories!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqDEyZub8u8

Charleygirl5

I have never heard of gallus before. I come from East Fife.

wild, unmanageable, bold; impish, mischievous, cheeky is rthe meaning often used in Angus where I grew up .

Loved the emojis and reading all the comments on this thread.
I just love the word scunnered.

And since it's caught the attention of Scots grans, can I do a wee cheeky hi-jack and point you in the direction of a planned meet-up in St Andrews. It's on the meet up Forum.

Oh you are gallus, Bridie. 😂

Marydoll

Bodach

Google tells me that the term 'beamer' refers to blushing with embarrassment, but it's not an expression I have ever encountered - in Scotland or elsewhere. Every day's a school day...

Beamer was a very common expression, when I was a child in Glasgow.

We used it all the time Marydoll - in Midlothian. Love this Aveline so thanks. Have used all of these 😆