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  2. List of English words of Scots origin - Wikipedia

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    Scottish and North English dialect. laddie A boy. lassie A girl. links Sandy, rolling ground, from Old English hlinc (ridge). pernickety From pernicky. minging literally "stinking", from Scots "to ming". plaid From Gaelic plaide or simply a development of ply, to fold, giving plied then plaid after the Scots pronunciation. pony

  3. Glasgow dialect - Wikipedia

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    Glasgow Standard English (GSE), the Glaswegian form of Scottish English, spoken by most middle-class speakers Glasgow vernacular (GV), the dialect of many working-class speakers, which is historically based on West- Central Scots , but which shows strong influences from Irish English , its own distinctive slang and increased levelling towards ...

  4. List of British regional nicknames - Wikipedia

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    Cobras, Plastic Jocks (the new town was populated by Scottish immigrants) Corfe Castle Coarse Arseholes Cornwall Kernowicks, Merry-Jacks, Mera-Jacks, Uncle Jacks or Cousin Jacks (when abroad). Coupar Angus Cowpat Funguses Coventry Peeping-Toms, Covids (pejorative) Cramlington Cramps Crawley Creepy Crawlies, Insects [20] Cromer Crabs [1] Crosby ...

  5. 192 Scottish boy names to consider for your little laddie ...

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    Scottish boy names: Find Scottish baby names for boys that are cool, classic, different, cute and strong. Get Scottish baby name ideas here. 192 Scottish boy names to consider for your little ...

  6. List of English words of Scottish Gaelic origin - Wikipedia

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    Cairn Capercaillie Claymore Trousers Bard [1] The word's earliest appearance in English is in 15th century Scotland with the meaning "vagabond minstrel".The modern literary meaning, which began in the 17th century, is heavily influenced by the presence of the word in ancient Greek (bardos) and ancient Latin (bardus) writings (e.g. used by the poet Lucan, 1st century AD), which in turn took the ...

  7. Dictionary of the Scots Language - Wikipedia

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    The current project team includes editorial staff from the Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue and from the Scottish National Dictionary Association. In 2021, Scottish Language Dictionaries became an SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation) and changed its name to Dictionaries of the Scots Language.

  8. Category:Scottish words and phrases - Wikipedia

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    This category is not for articles about concepts and things but only for articles about the words themselves.Please keep this category purged of everything that is not actually an article about a word or phrase.

  9. Outlander’s Richard Rankin Takes Us Inside Viaplay’s ...

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    Outlander fans may be drawn to the Scottish crime drama Rebus thanks to its star, Richard Rankin. But after the very first scene, they might ask themselves: “Roger who?” Indeed, the Viaplay ...