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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z

amitan

[AHmitn]

fool

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boshach-skeyter: ee's a boshach-skeyter

[bOHSH-ack: eez a bOHSH-ack skAYter]

miserable: a contemptuous expression for a miserable misshapen creature

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bubba: e's as prood as Bubba

[BOO-ba: eez as prood as bOO-ba]

proud: he’s as proud as the devil

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boshach

[bOSH-achk]

ill-shaped person with turned out feet

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bowg: bowg awa at

[bowg: bowg-awah-at]

work: work without making much progress, lazy, idle

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belligut

[bEL-a-gut]

greedy-guts

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bladyach

[blAHd-yach]

sweet-sounding

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blether-bus

[blAITH-er-bus]

chatterbox

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cadger

[cAH-djar]

a hawker

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callach

[cAHLach]

an old woman

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carcle: she's hardly fit'll carcle!

[KAR-kl: she's hardly fit'll KARkl!]

count: she can barely count!

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chielachie

[chEEL-ack-ee]

boy, very small

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cootyach or coutyach

[cOOtyack or cOOtyack]

family group, company or clan (often used contemptously)

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cutyach: whit a kinna cutyach he's come outa?

[KUT-ye-ach: whit a keen-a KUTyeach he's cum ootya?]

Where’s he from? (derogatory. Literally, what family does he belong to?)

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caws: e's the caws o mornin

[kaahz: e's the kaahz o mornehn]

mourning: he’s the cause of mourning (black sheep of the family?)

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chielie

[chEELEE]

boy, small

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culyach

[cUHL-ye-ach]

old woman

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cutyach: ah ken the cutyach ye belang taeah kens at thee sayin

[cut-ye-ach: ah ken the cut-ye-ach ye belang tae kens at thee sayin]

I know the folk you belong to will know what you’re on about (meaning I don’t know where you’re from – derogatory)

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crotyach

[cROYt-ee-ach]

person, small and stout

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dadies

[dAHdees]

hawkers

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follow

[FOL-low]

generous in nature (he’s a good fellow)

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damackie or demackie

[dAM-a-kee or dUM-a-kee]

girl or woman, small

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dame or dem

[dEYM or dEHm]

girl or woman

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glaikit: ach, she's glaikit. Dinnae (or divnae) mind her

[glAY-kut: ack, sheez glAY-kt. Dun- nee mynd’her]

simple-minded: och, she’s simple-minded. Don’t pay her any attention.

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grandeur: at a grandeur!

[gran-djur: at a grandjur]

show-off: airs and graces, what a show off!

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gotherlidge

[gOHTH-er-lidj]

fool

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guloot

[guh-LOOT]

a simple-minded person

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gunsh or gudge

[goonsh or gudj]

a short, or thick-set person

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haffleen

[HAF-leen]

simpleton

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hiv thoo no a roosky sazpence i thi pooch?

[hev thoo no a roosky sarz-pns ay thee pooch?]

lend: are you able to lend me some money? (literally, have you got a rusty sixpence in your pocket?)

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kailiers or keilers

[KAYL-ers or KEEL-ers]

a small angler fish

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kutyach

[kUHt-yeeachk]

family group, company or clan, a (often used contemptuously)

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krotyach

[krOYt-yeeachk]

a small or stout person

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kucka: at now kucka?

[kUK-ka: at noo kukka]

friend: how are you, friend?

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lumikin

[LUMiken]

a scoundrel

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lummer

[LUM-mer]

a bad or naughty girl

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maroochan

[marOO-chun]

person, unfortunate

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mumma

[mUHma]

grandmother

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moolachie or moolie

[MOOL-ah-hee or MOOL-ee]

familiar term of address among women (literally wee plumpie or rounded one)

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oe

[ooyee]

grandchild, grandson

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moolie or mooly

[MOOL-ee or MOOLy]

treasure, darling, term of affection

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skeel: fooge the skeel

[skeeyel: fooj the skeeyel]

school, to skive off or play truant

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skilbygelk

[sKIL-bee-gelk]

worthless, good for nothing

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theer: at's theer trouble?

[thee-yr: at's thee-yr trubbul?]

trouble: what’s your trouble?

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whipper-in or whupper-in

[WIPerin or WUPerin]

school attendance officer, the

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whelp: ye whelp o darkness

[whAYlp: yuh whAYlp o dairk-nuss]

brat: you brat prone to anti-social behaviour

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