A
a - of, “Twa bottles a whisky”
ablow- below
ages - same age as “You're ages wi me
away - a word that expressed incredulity whether real or sarcastic. “Away! Is that right?”
awfy- awful “You're awfy cheeky gettin.”
B
baldy - a very short haircut “That was a right baldy ye got!”
beardie - a nickname for any man with a beard, also when a man rubs his beard on a child's face it is said to be called a beardie.
bubble - to cry or weep
C
canny - can't “Ya canny shove yer granny off a bus”
clap - to pat an animal
cop your whack - get your fair share
corrie fisted - left handed
D
da - father “How’s it gaun da?”
dearie mearie - an elaboration of dear me
doolander - a heavy blow
E
eejit - idiot
F
faimly - local pronunciation of family
feart- frightened
fairies- the description away with the fairies means daft
G
gadgie - an idiot or fool
gaun - local pronunciation of go on
gauny - going to
gommy - a stupid person
gommy looking - stupid looking
grandmaw - grandma
grandpaw - grandad
H
haddy - idiot
headcase/heidcase - a stupid person
hullo! - any good piece of fortune or benefit should be greeted with this exultant cry.
J
jaggy - sharp, prickly “Mind the jaggy nettles”
Jim/Jimmy - a convenient term of address for a male stranger.
K
knock - to steal
knocker - a thief
L
lugs - your ears
M
ma, mammy, maw - mother
O
ooyah - an expression of pain “Ooyah! Get off mah foot!”
P
Pa, Paw - Father
poke - bag “Put your crisp poke in the bin.”
Q
queerie - an odd/wierd
S
stumer - another word for fool or idiot
W
wee - younger or smaller
wur - our
Y
yumyum - a cake much like a donut without a hole
a - of, “Twa bottles a whisky”
ablow- below
ages - same age as “You're ages wi me
away - a word that expressed incredulity whether real or sarcastic. “Away! Is that right?”
awfy- awful “You're awfy cheeky gettin.”
B
baldy - a very short haircut “That was a right baldy ye got!”
beardie - a nickname for any man with a beard, also when a man rubs his beard on a child's face it is said to be called a beardie.
bubble - to cry or weep
C
canny - can't “Ya canny shove yer granny off a bus”
clap - to pat an animal
cop your whack - get your fair share
corrie fisted - left handed
D
da - father “How’s it gaun da?”
dearie mearie - an elaboration of dear me
doolander - a heavy blow
E
eejit - idiot
F
faimly - local pronunciation of family
feart- frightened
fairies- the description away with the fairies means daft
G
gadgie - an idiot or fool
gaun - local pronunciation of go on
gauny - going to
gommy - a stupid person
gommy looking - stupid looking
grandmaw - grandma
grandpaw - grandad
H
haddy - idiot
headcase/heidcase - a stupid person
hullo! - any good piece of fortune or benefit should be greeted with this exultant cry.
J
jaggy - sharp, prickly “Mind the jaggy nettles”
Jim/Jimmy - a convenient term of address for a male stranger.
K
knock - to steal
knocker - a thief
L
lugs - your ears
M
ma, mammy, maw - mother
O
ooyah - an expression of pain “Ooyah! Get off mah foot!”
P
Pa, Paw - Father
poke - bag “Put your crisp poke in the bin.”
Q
queerie - an odd/wierd
S
stumer - another word for fool or idiot
W
wee - younger or smaller
wur - our
Y
yumyum - a cake much like a donut without a hole