• 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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