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The Glasgow dialect, also called Glaswegian, varies from Scottish English at one end of a bipolar linguistic continuum to the local dialect of West Central Scots at the other. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Therefore, the speech of many Glaswegians can draw on a "continuum between fully localised and fully standardised". [ 3 ]
Paddies, Huns (sectarian offensive term for pro-British Unionists), Taigs (sectarian offensive term for pro-Irish Nationalists) North Shields Cods Heeds, Fish Nabbers [citation needed] North Wales Gogs [44] Northwich Salter Boys [citation needed] Norwich Nodgies, Canaries, Budgies (the football club colours are green and yellow) Nottingham
Ah've heard folk use 'rocket' tae mean 'mento' but ah've also heard enough folk use it tae mean 'stupit' tae say it means baith, at least in some areas. Plus folk say "in ma puff" aw the time here in Maryhill. As for 'jeg', its a bit ay an older word and 'click', as far as ah know, is an older word meanin 'git aff wae'.
Nearly 3 in 5 parents say they keep up with modern slang to better connect with their teens, according to a survey from Preply, an online service that connects people with language tutors. Most ...
British slang is English-language slang originating from and used in the United Kingdom and also used to a limited extent in Anglophone countries such as India, Malaysia, Ireland, South Africa, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand, especially by British expatriates. It is also used in the United States to a limited extent.
(The name refers to "rank bad yin", "rank" being a Glaswegian term for rotten, and "yin" being Glaswegian for "one"). Bajin is the only main character in the strip who speaks with a standard middle-class English accent, while the other cartoon characters have a Glaswegian dialect, as they are all immigrants from the Calton.
One definition is the same as "OOMF," referring to a follower or a friend. It's a "cutesy" spin on the acronym, similar to "bestie." It can also specifically refer to a friend or follower who's ...
"An example of Glaswegian Scots would be: D'ye ken, hen? D'ye means Do you, ken means know, and hen means hen which is a common way for a man or woman to address a woman. The article on Glasgow contains other examples of the Glasgow dialect. In North East Scots (Doric) the same question would become Div ye ken, quine? [kw@in]