Saturday 8 February 2020

New Scottish Words in the Oxford Dictionary, March 2019



baffie, n.: “A slipper, esp. one that is old and worn out (cf. bauchle n. 1). Usually in plural. Cf. baff n.2”
bam, n.2: “A foolish, annoying, or obnoxious person; (also spec.) a belligerent or disruptive person. Often as a contemptuous form of address. Cf. bampot n…”
bampot, n.: “A foolish, annoying, or obnoxious person; (also spec.) a belligerent or disruptive person. Often as a contemptuous form of address. Cf. bam n.2…”
bamstick, n.: “A foolish, annoying, or obnoxious person; (also spec.) a belligerent or disruptive person. Often as a contemptuous form of address. Cf. bam n.2…”
bawbag, n.: “The scrotum. Cf. ball bag n. 2.”
bealach, n.: “A narrow mountain pass.”
bide-in, n.: “= bidie-in n.”
bidie-in, n.: “A person who lives with his or her partner in a non-marital relationship; a cohabiting partner.”
bosie, n.1: “A person’s bosom.”
bowf, n. and adj.: “An unpleasant smell; a stink. Also figurative.”
bowfing, adj.: “Foul-smelling, stinking. Also more generally: unpleasant, horrible.”
coorie, v.: “intransitive. To crouch, stoop, or keep low, esp. for protection. Usually with down, in.”
fantoosh, adj.: “Fancy, showy, flashy; stylish, sophisticated; fashionable, exotic. Often used disparagingly, implying ostentation or pretentiousness.”
geggie, n.2: “A person’s mouth. Frequently in shut your geggie: ‘be quiet’, ‘shut up’.”
rooked, adj.: “Originally: deprived of money through fraudulent or underhand means; swindled, fleeced. In later use also (chiefly Scottish): without money…”
sitooterie, n.: “A secluded area within a building where people can sit apart from others; an alcove, recess. Now rare.”
Weegie, n. and adj.: “A native or inhabitant of Glasgow; a Glaswegian.”

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