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By *ama bama OP Man
over a year ago

dalkeith

we all have scots words that you do not here much nowadays. Shame as some are amazing like Gobble.

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By *andy_FraserTV/TS
over a year ago

Edinburgh

Peelie Wally.

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By *ama bama OP Man
over a year ago

dalkeith

"Peelie Wally."
or as commonly know a Ginger lol.

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By *exy wife and her CuckCouple
over a year ago

Angus

Pinger-cracks me up that word does

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By *ama bama OP Man
over a year ago

dalkeith

"Pinger-cracks me up that word does

S"
not heard of that what dos iy mean and where from

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By *avie65Man
over a year ago

In the west.

I like shite, it get used a bit though. It's a great expressive word.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Baffies, a right comfy word

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By *ortheastduoCouple
over a year ago

Fife

Shoogle

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Shanner

Dillion/dilyun

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Pinger-cracks me up that word does

Snot heard of that what dos iy mean and where from"

A pinger is a hard on. Central belt and West Coast I think

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By *avie65Man
over a year ago

In the west.

"Pinger-cracks me up that word does

Snot heard of that what dos iy mean and where from

A pinger is a hard on. Central belt and West Coast I think "

I've heard of a stauner, but never a pinger.

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By *ama bama OP Man
over a year ago

dalkeith

"Baffies, a right comfy word "
oh aye slippers lol

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By *ama bama OP Man
over a year ago

dalkeith

"Shoogle"
now that is a guid yin

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By *ama bama OP Man
over a year ago

dalkeith

"Shanner

Dillion/dilyun "
not sure what that is explain

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By *ugehandsMan
over a year ago

Fife/ Newcastle

Piece on Jam?

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By *ama bama OP Man
over a year ago

dalkeith

"Pinger-cracks me up that word does

Snot heard of that what dos iy mean and where from

A pinger is a hard on. Central belt and West Coast I think "
oh i get it now lol

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By *ama bama OP Man
over a year ago

dalkeith

"Pinger-cracks me up that word does

Snot heard of that what dos iy mean and where from

A pinger is a hard on. Central belt and West Coast I think

I've heard of a stauner, but never a pinger. "
stauner is whay i call it

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By *ugehandsMan
over a year ago

Fife/ Newcastle

Staunner is another cracking word

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By *ama bama OP Man
over a year ago

dalkeith

any one remember....what the big light on for.

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By *ert999400Man
over a year ago

Glasgow

"Peelie Wally."

Shes a wee nippy sweetie

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By *ama bama OP Man
over a year ago

dalkeith

"Peelie Wally.

Shes a wee nippy sweetie"
hreat one mate

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By *ama bama OP Man
over a year ago

dalkeith

what about ,,,, away and boil yir head

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By *ugehandsMan
over a year ago

Fife/ Newcastle

Scullery is one that's rarely used

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By *awhide69Man
over a year ago

ayr

Gongy 60s word for condom

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By *avie65Man
over a year ago

In the west.

Bawkit

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Shanner

Dillion/dilyun not sure what that is explain"

A shanner is something that is shite or minging - e.g. "the new Scotland strip's a shanner"

A dillion or dilyun is something cracking or good, the opposite of a shanner - "the new Scotland strip's a pure dillion!"

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By *ama bama OP Man
over a year ago

dalkeith

"Gongy 60s word for condom"
where is that fae

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By *avie65Man
over a year ago

In the west.

Ayrshire in the 70's.

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By *awty_MissDynomiteNo1Woman
over a year ago

No idea, I'm lost. Damn Sat nav!

Winch

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By *ama bama OP Man
over a year ago

dalkeith

"Winch

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arund the bike sheds and a winch loved it

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Cludgie.

I'm going to the Cludgie I need a piss.

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By *ama bama OP Man
over a year ago

dalkeith

"Cludgie.

I'm going to the Cludgie I need a piss. "
yeah great one that lol.allso know as the BOG

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The loabby

A tollie

Breeks

Get a jildy oan

Help ma boab!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Gongy 60s word for condom"

Never heard of that, was always a Johnny to me, or in my dad's day it was a Frenchie.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Honkin.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Not sure if it's a Scottish word, but I remember the hookers in Glasgow offering oral sex, calling it a gam.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Bowfing.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Getting a lumber

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By *ilf and old fartCouple
over a year ago

Between Ely and Mildenhall

Skelp, Skelping. A slap or a beating.

Hold ya whisht. Be quiet

Wee bairn, Small child

The Wee uns, Small children

The list is endless

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Not sure if it's a Scottish word, but I remember the hookers in Glasgow offering oral sex, calling it a gam."

A gammie is what a remember it as

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By *ndy6565Man
over a year ago

norwich / Yarmouth

Independence ? Hardly hear that word these days

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By *ave440Man
over a year ago

glasgow

Gen up

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By *intiemintieWoman
over a year ago

Scottish Borders

Fantoosh (flashy/trashy)

I also like the phrases

gi'en it laldy (with vigour)

and

fair roosed (very angry)

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By *avie65Man
over a year ago

In the west.

^ a stoater

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By *ontrosebicoupMan
over a year ago

MONTROSE

Dobber

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

A word I haven't heard for donkeys but did hear it on Friday is

Doss

As in look at that, it's looks doss

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By *avie65Man
over a year ago

In the west.

Tumshie. I say this to myself quite a lot.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Independence ? Hardly hear that word these days

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Youd be surprised. Tory on the other hand is a word we hear way too often

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By *uietbloke67Man
over a year ago

outside your bedroom window ;-)

Spawnie ....as in ....he is a spawnie bastards

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Stramash.

It's such a wonderfully descriptive word.

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By *lyreelMan
over a year ago

King's lynn

Gie us a gummie…… a blowjob please!

Ya bampot…..idiot

Ma heid is durlin…… a sore head.

Fud…. vagina

Glaikit….. stupid

Stauner….hard on.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Gie us a gummie…… a blowjob please!

Ya bampot…..idiot

Ma heid is durlin…… a sore head.

Fud…. vagina

Glaikit….. stupid

Stauner….hard on.

I like 'gummie'. Had me laughing like 'blowie' from Inbetweeners.

When I worked in Grangemouth 20 years ago they called a blow job a 'gam'.

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By *ornyhappyCouple
over a year ago

perth

Glaikit

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Gies a swatch

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By *utdooryoneMan
over a year ago

Over there

Stooshie.

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By *ew couple4youCouple
over a year ago

Glasgow

Can anybody remember the word scullery. My gran used to use that all the time for kitchen

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By *ORDERMANMan
over a year ago

wrexham

"we all have scots words that you do not here much nowadays. Shame as some are amazing like Gobble."

As in name of sandwich take away just down from Edinburgh Castle a few years back

Gobble and go

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By *ocalfun888Man
over a year ago

Angus

Fair Tricket

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By *ocalfun888Man
over a year ago

Angus

"Can anybody remember the word scullery. My gran used to use that all the time for kitchen "

Aye my Granny had one too, a wee room off kitchen vented to ootside so athing was kept chilled, nae fridges or electric in her times

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By *uietbloke67Man
over a year ago

outside your bedroom window ;-)

"Can anybody remember the word scullery. My gran used to use that all the time for kitchen "

I still call the kitchen the scullery

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

In our scullery we had the bunker (worktop) and if you left the scullery you walked up the loaby (hall).

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Stoat the baw - nonce.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Glaikit

How I feel right now haha

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Footer

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By *avie65Man
over a year ago

In the west.

"Footer"

Ah yes, the elusive 12 inch boabie. It's because of the cold.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Spurtle"

This one flummoxed me recently as I hadn't heard it's use in many years.

Sadly my first thought was that it was a Pokémon ??

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

That’s mawket

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By *ilveryFoxMan
over a year ago

Midlothian

Winch

Gammy

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Jarred

To confront someone or to ask someone.

Think its more a highland word.

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By *dglasgow30TV/TS
over a year ago

glasgow

Oose, stoor and oakster I've not heard in years.

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By *yrshireBoy1Man
over a year ago

Ayrshire

Cludgie

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By *avie65Man
over a year ago

In the west.

Scunner.

I'm awfy scuunered the day.

He is a right scunner.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

stoater

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By *awty_MissDynomiteNo1Woman
over a year ago

No idea, I'm lost. Damn Sat nav!

Mockit

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By *avie65Man
over a year ago

In the west.

Bawbag

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Reekin

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By *ayjay218Man
over a year ago

Aberdeen

Glekit

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By *yceloonMan
over a year ago

Aberdeen

My mother used to say I was a wee "vratch" when I was little......never hear that nowadays......

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Bahookie is my favourite.

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By *art-time321Man
over a year ago

renfrewshire

Yes.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The wee bawbag having a square go.

Needs a doing does that ned.

Looks pure boufing wee skank she will be reeking a pish.

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By *ady Penny Morgan SpiceCouple
over a year ago

a place near you........

Keech number2

Doedi number 2

Ring bang skoosh =chap the door and run away)

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Twally - idiot

He's a right twally.

Yer maw - that'll be right

I'll beat you at darts tonight

Aye, yet maw.

Hoor - slapper and/or hooker

I fancy that hoor.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Screwing - breaking and entering

He's oot screwing that empty hoose.

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By *TAYfunMan
over a year ago

Dundee

Glaykit. not the cleverest of people as in "hes pure glaykit thick as fcuk

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By *ekked JackMan
over a year ago

South Lanarkshire

"Screwing - breaking and entering

He's oot screwing that empty hoose."

We called it "tannin". He's oot tannin the hoose

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By *fficegirlTV/TS
over a year ago

edinburgh

"Stramash" is one of my favourites

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By *loki the BoatbuilderMan
over a year ago

Kattegat

The jiggin

The dancin

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By *andy_FraserTV/TS
over a year ago

Edinburgh

"Twally - idiot

He's a right twally."

I still use Twally, cause it's halfway between Wally and Tw*t without actually swearing.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Stonner

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Chankin - freezing

Whoremeister - man that fucks aboot

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Fannybaws - never did get this other than a highly derogatory term

Windae licker - very crude and this day and age downright offensive relating to the special school bus as it was known way back then.

Eejit - still very descriptive!

Dobber - normally used with hawl ya dobber

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By *ama bama OP Man
over a year ago

dalkeith

Wow that wis a guid thread. some classic there, and we should all bring them back and enjoy the Scots Tongue lol.

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By *ama bama OP Man
over a year ago

dalkeith

Dunder Heid is a Great one as Well.

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By *ilveryFoxMan
over a year ago

Midlothian

Bampot - idiot

Riddy - embarrassed

Minging - horrible

Pure ride - very sexy

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By *avie65Man
over a year ago

In the west.

"Fannybaws - never did get this other than a highly derogatory term

Windae licker - very crude and this day and age downright offensive relating to the special school bus as it was known way back then.

Eejit - still very descriptive!

Dobber - normally used with hawl ya dobber "

I use fannybaws as a way of greeting my mates but I have never thought of it as being derogatory or rude.

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By *aptainrandyMan
over a year ago

falkirk

Ya dobber

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By *avie65Man
over a year ago

In the west.

Bawkit.

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By *CCoupleCouple
over a year ago

Aberdeen

Splooter

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Winching

Wee

Braw

Blether

Coorie - as in Coorie in its cauld

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By *uzie69xTV/TS
over a year ago

Maidstone

Ring bang skoosh =chap the door and run away)

I remember someone told me to give the teabag brewing in a mug or pot a good "skoosh"... Am I correct or meringue?

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By *tormin1965Man
over a year ago

edinburgh

Jobbie Wheeker

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My pal used to say “couldny ride the side of a shoogly dyke” meaning they couldn’t ride a horse properly or effectively enough

I like the word ‘dreich’ means wet dark day.

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By *he Regina PhalangeWoman
over a year ago

Lanarkshire

"Pinger-cracks me up that word does

Snot heard of that what dos iy mean and where from

A pinger is a hard on. Central belt and West Coast I think "

Nope, never heard of a pinger. Although the microwave has pinged.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Pinger-cracks me up that word does

Snot heard of that what dos iy mean and where from

A pinger is a hard on. Central belt and West Coast I think

Nope, never heard of a pinger. Although the microwave has pinged. "

We all called it a pinger or a stauner, or a brickie, at school in the 90s lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Bawjaws

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By *ugehandsMan
over a year ago

Fife/ Newcastle

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By *ugehandsMan
over a year ago

Fife/ Newcastle

Galluses

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Maukit, mogher, midden

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By *edLionScotMan
over a year ago

Edinburgh

Hochmagandy or houghmagandie.

Kinda apt for this site.

Having sex for fun, rather than procreation, and typically with someone that may not be your spouse.

Anyone free for a wee social and a bit of hochmagandy?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Hochmagandy or houghmagandie.

Kinda apt for this site.

Having sex for fun, rather than procreation, and typically with someone that may not be your spouse.

Anyone free for a wee social and a bit of hochmagandy?

The first time I heard that word was from James Cosmo in an episode of The Sweeney. It's a great saying.

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By *yeWhyNoMan
over a year ago

Spam Valley

dreich! Perfect way to describe Scottish weather 90% of the time.

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By *ampWithABrainWoman
over a year ago

Glasgow

"Shoogle"

I once had to “translate” this on another online forum where I was sharing a recipe it was a key part of (to me) harder to do than it sounds!

I’m a Scot with an English accent weirdly but still use lots of Scot’s words and phrases I love varied language used to enjoy annoying a certain English boss by using the word “outwith” in certain reports

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By *ampWithABrainWoman
over a year ago

Glasgow

"Piece on Jam?

You mean a jammy piece? Love a jammy piece no butter though urgh

Also love “sit at peace!”

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By *uiet_69Man
over a year ago

Near

Dunder

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Glaikit

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By *avie65Man
over a year ago

In the west.

Dunderheid.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"we all have scots words that you do not here much nowadays. Shame as some are amazing like Gobble."

Erm I remember gies a sook

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By *adgeeMan
over a year ago

Glasgow

Gallus

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Cunt.

I don’t think anyone uses it these days.

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By *avie65Man
over a year ago

In the west.

"Cunt.

I don’t think anyone uses it these days.

I know, most people are using the refined version, cnut.

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By *ildone2022400Man
over a year ago

mintlaw

Hummin- as in a smelly fart

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Prucht ???

Pruchtin aboot ?

Hmmm it’s a real sucker to spell that one but I’m sure someone knows what I’m on about

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By *ildone2022400Man
over a year ago

mintlaw

Dour.

When someone or something I'd hard going/work

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