For Scots Grans (not political!)

paddyann54

"*PURPLEPOPPIES*Its not slang ,its old Scots .

A form of dialect, I agree paddyann

There's all sorts of old Scots too. I suspect most of the words I know and use are Lallans (lowland Scots language) Others may be related to Gaelic and Doric. Superimposed on that are some words of Romany. Add in to that regional/dialectal/personal usages and you have a huge mixture. It's a wonder we can communicate at all.

But we've all got guid Scots tongues - maybe that's how we manage, lol! And we Scots love a blether...

More words.....I'm on a roll today!
Yark
Spail/spale
Stocious
Lowpin
Ganzie/gansey
Tow (as in ow!)

Re tow - it comes from the Dutch, a western Germanic language, and means string or twine in both . We also have Norse (a Northern Germanic language) words in my neck of the woods -flitted til means the same in Doric as in Norwegian - moved to.

We use hinging ( hanging for something) to describe feeling under the weather at the onset of some illness or other.
The wean's hinging , he's no' his wee happy self.
Also, ta'en a riddy, to describe blushing with embarrassment, like beamer!

This is a great wee thread, thank you Aveline.

All but one of these words are double Dutch to me as Lowlander! 😁

That was addressed to Katek.

Also, poor DHwas afflicted with plooks in his teenage years...he had acne.

A bottle of ginger, meaning a bottle of fizzy pop.

Floradora9

Does anyone rember this one . If my aunts were describing someone who was the boss they would say ( no idea of spelling ) " He is the heid pallydakus " They also described a cupboard as a press .

I’m more familiar with someone being the ‘ heid sherang’ for the person in charge!
And the mention of ‘ginger’ for fizzy drink reminds me of the story of the person ( usually a member of your football team’s rival team) who was asked if he wanted ginger with his melon ( when that was a sophisticated thing to have)
“ Naw, I’ll have wine like everybody else”.

I have just remembered skidaddle. I was frequently told to skidaddle- ie go elsewhere.

I remember plooks. I did not have full blown acne just a few during puberty.

Marydoll The rain was fair stottin' yesterday running doon the stank.

Whenever I'm struggling with life I remember my Gran's words 'Ca' canny lass" and my late Mum reminding me that -
I'm Clyde built , strong enough to deal with what ever life throws my way.

I remember going out to buy a poke of chips.

Minging to me meant a really nasty smell.

Glaikit is a good word. As in, ' Thon laddy's glaikit'. (not very bright).
Also mental health technical terms: 'Mental', 'Pure Mental', and finally, 'Radge'.

And worse than crabbit is carnaptious.

He's a carnaptious auld b#**£r if his team disnae win...

Grannmarie

And worse than crabbit is carnaptious.

He's a carnaptious auld b#**£r if his team disnae win...

I know two people like that.My DH and my son!

Marydoll

All but one of these words are double Dutch to me as Lowlander! 😁

I'm a Lowlander but I understand them all. I'm sure my granny used to say 'as carnaptious as the pigs in Dublin' - but I never did find out why those Irish pigs were so carnaptious, lol!

I have never heard radge, but pure mental definitely.

I use glaikit nowadays- I have one friend who understands what it means.

I also like a crabbit auld besum (sp)

Blondiescot

Marydoll

All but one of these words are double Dutch to me as Lowlander! 😁

I'm a Lowlander but I understand them all. I'm sure my granny used to say 'as carnaptious as the pigs in Dublin' - but I never did find out why those Irish pigs were so carnaptious, lol!

I have never heard any of these words being used, apart from stocious, which I have been known to use. Perhaps they are peculiar to certain areas.

Is Bobby dazzler a Scottish expression?

Charleygirl5

Is Bobby dazzler a Scottish expression?

The English word bobby-dazzler was originally a northeast "Geordie" English dialect term for a person who is considered (with affection) remarkable or excellent, shows smart dress sense or is maybe "flashy".

Kenspeckle even?

Cock o' the walk ?
Like he stepped oot o' Burton's windae.

I don't believe the words in my post upthread are particularly regional Marydoll as my Weegie dh suggested most of them!
Yark - to tug/pull
spail - splinter,
lowpin/loupin- leaping
gansey - fisherman's jersey

I think that gansey is actually used in various areas of the UK for a particular style of jumper.

I can see the garnsey connection with a Guernsey jumper. Spail and loupin are definitely familiar.