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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 ]
London: Abson Books. ISBN 0-902920-94-4. Partridge, Eric; Dalzell, Tom; Victor, Terry (2007). The concise new Partridge dictionary of slang and unconventional English. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-21259-5. Robinson, Mairi (1985). Concise Scots Dictionary. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press Ltd. ISBN 1-902930-00-2
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'.
In all other parts of Scotland and in parts of northeast England (particularly Newcastle upon Tyne), gadgie remains current with its Roma meaning. British psychologist Adrian Raine has expressed contempt for what he feels is the glorification of ned culture in the Scottish media.
Maskot/Getty Images. 6. Delulu. Short for ‘delusional,’ this word is all about living in a world of pure imagination (and only slightly detached from reality).
Some slang becomes part of the American lexicon, while other words slip away over time. These are some of our favorites that we really think should make a comeback.
Cover of the first volume of the print edition (2010) of Green's Dictionary of Slang. Green's Dictionary of Slang (GDoS) is a multivolume dictionary defining and giving the history of English slang from around the Early Modern English period to the present day written by Jonathon Green.
This slang word has gained popularity in the 2000s thanks to pop culture, the internet and social media, as it’s specifically appeared in memes and on Instagram and TikTok in reaction videos.