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

Posted earlier I was scunnered.

Amazed how many people asked what that ment ??

Or thing me a jig . Or thing me a bob.

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

walloper.

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By *ndykayMan
over a year ago

Falkirk

A piece

Took me ages to work out what it was

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

Drookit....I think this just sums up how you feel when soaked in the rain...

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


"Drookit....I think this just sums up how you feel when soaked in the rain..."

'Dreich'...the kind of weather that does it to you...

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

I love a good JINGS!

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

Bawbag.

Wizna

Gallas

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By *ndykayMan
over a year ago

Falkirk

Or 'how' when you actually mean what

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


"Bawbag.

Wizna

Gallas

"

"He wisnae gallas, just a very naughty bawbag!"

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


"Or 'how' when you actually mean what "

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By *horstrollMan
over a year ago

Caprona

Dobber

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

Halfwit

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By *horstrollMan
over a year ago

Caprona

bawbag......

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By *all saulMan
over a year ago

Dunbartonshire

At least it's only driech no stoating it down or giving it pelters then it would be minging

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By *ab femWoman
over a year ago

Ayrshire

bahookie

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By *UNKIEMan
over a year ago

south east

Fannybaws

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


"Fannybaws "

Someone send me a stoater!

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

Shuggly

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

gash.

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By *horstrollMan
over a year ago

Caprona

The teacher called Little Johnny to go up to the blackboard. Little Johnny refused because he was taking a raging stonner

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

guffin

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By *all saulMan
over a year ago

Dunbartonshire

Eejit!

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

Malkied

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

Minging

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By *ndykayMan
over a year ago

Falkirk

Boaby

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

Dockies n chuckies... what's the difference?

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By *all saulMan
over a year ago

Dunbartonshire

Munter very descriptive word lol

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

Fit like quine?

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

Foonert

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By *all saulMan
over a year ago

Dunbartonshire

Bogging

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

reekin

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

boak...dry boak even more perfectly descriptive!

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By *all saulMan
over a year ago

Dunbartonshire


"boak...dry boak even more perfectly descriptive!"

Enough to make you whitey or spew yer ring

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

Jings crivens help ma boab, that's a stoater uv a stawner!

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

Gless check

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By *wiftieeMan
over a year ago

near Glasgow

Numpty.

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

bowfin!

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By *all saulMan
over a year ago

Dunbartonshire

Ned

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By *wiftieeMan
over a year ago

near Glasgow

Wee nyaff!

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

Our lingo is pure dead brilliant

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


"Dockies n chuckies... what's the difference? "

chuckies are smaller than dockies

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By *nnyMan
over a year ago

Glasgow

Glaikit.

Gralloched.

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By *all saulMan
over a year ago

Dunbartonshire

Sleekit

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

all pure dead braw!

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

Aye we have a language of our own.

Stooter

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By *all saulMan
over a year ago

Dunbartonshire

This thread is hoaching

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By *p4funduoCouple
over a year ago

Edinburgh

I use willie nill ie lots and now it's nearly winter it's drench xx

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By *p4funduoCouple
over a year ago

Edinburgh


"bowfin!"

I like this word ...x

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

Gies a bosie

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

Greetin' teeny...

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By *akedninjaMan
over a year ago

edinburgh

Fecking raj

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

Fars my baffies

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


"Fars my baffies"

Ben ra hoose..

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

That's pure hingin

Ma brer

Gies a bit

Pairty

Skank

Or a personal favourite

Smell yer maw

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By *all saulMan
over a year ago

Dunbartonshire


"That's pure hingin

Ma brer

Gies a bit

Pairty

Skank

Or a personal favourite

Smell yer maw"

Ah smell yer maw a classic lol

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

Aye a ken

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By *erudenottoMan
over a year ago

Dumbarton

Bah humbaw!

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

Gies a gonk ya dobber

Gotta love chewin the fat

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

That's pure bowfin

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By *awty_MissDynomiteNo1Woman
over a year ago

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

one needs educated in what these words actually mean

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

Whit yi no unerston miss

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By *awty_MissDynomiteNo1Woman
over a year ago

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


"Whit yi no unerston miss "
huh ? lol

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

Lol what do you not understand lol

What's word have confused you

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By *awty_MissDynomiteNo1Woman
over a year ago

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


"Lol what do you not understand lol

What's word have confused you "

None of them was only kidding

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

Just yoshing ahh

Gonnae no dae that Haa

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By *awty_MissDynomiteNo1Woman
over a year ago

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


"Just yoshing ahh

Gonnae no dae that Haa "

HOW NO ?

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

just gonnae no!

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By *awty_MissDynomiteNo1Woman
over a year ago

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


"just gonnae no!"

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By *erudenottoMan
over a year ago

Dumbarton

"mabawsaritchi"

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By *awty_MissDynomiteNo1Woman
over a year ago

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


""mabawsaritchi" "
ewwwwwwwwww

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By *erudenottoMan
over a year ago

Dumbarton


""mabawsaritchi" ewwwwwwwwww "

Is that no an eberdonian sheep?

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By *mumaWoman
over a year ago

Livingston

FUD.... or fudface

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By *awty_MissDynomiteNo1Woman
over a year ago

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


""mabawsaritchi" ewwwwwwwwww

Is that no an eberdonian sheep? "

hahahahaha even I know that one

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By *erudenottoMan
over a year ago

Dumbarton


"FUD.... or fudface"

My face or yours? I,I, I mean "place"

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By *erudenottoMan
over a year ago

Dumbarton


""mabawsaritchi" ewwwwwwwwww

Is that no an eberdonian sheep? hahahahaha even I know that one "

x

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By *awty_MissDynomiteNo1Woman
over a year ago

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


""mabawsaritchi" ewwwwwwwwww

Is that no an eberdonian sheep? hahahahaha even I know that one

x"

offfttttyyyyy

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

A hini goat ocht-meaning,I don't have anything.

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

Scunnered !!

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By *iona38ddTV/TS
over a year ago

north east fife

Messages

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

Wallies

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

Scullery

Winchin'

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

Winchin ahhaaa love it

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

Wonder what the origin of minge is.

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

Swally

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By *oanne_MacTV/TS
over a year ago

Perth

And 'bawhair' is a recognised unit of measurement....

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By *ab femWoman
over a year ago

Ayrshire

Poke of chips

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

Also used in the context of a poke before heading to the taxi rank after a night out.

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By *ola cubesMan
over a year ago

coatbridge


"Poke of chips"
thats english or so I always thought

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

The wee bam thought he was a ticket.

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

Tap.

As in...

The young hoodlum had appeared at court in his sellick/sevco tap.

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

Ya wee dafty

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

Think some of these are just local to this area. Teckle, cundee, barkit, glaikit, spuggie.

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By *ab femWoman
over a year ago

Ayrshire


"Poke of chipsthats english or so I always thought"

I looked up the Oxford dictionary. It says it's scottish

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By *all saulMan
over a year ago

Dunbartonshire


"Poke of chipsthats english or so I always thought

I looked up the Oxford dictionary. It says it's scottish "

Poke is Scottish surely bag of chips down there same way ask for a butty up here and expect to get roasted

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

Been bumped

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


"Think some of these are just local to this area. Teckle, cundee, barkit, glaikit, spuggie. "

Not sure they are local. I'm Dundee and never heard any of them.

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By *oanne_MacTV/TS
over a year ago

Perth

barkit is dirty or 'mockit'

spuggy is a sparrow

glaikit is a moron...

the rest may be a dundee thing, i dont know them.. but the others are just scots words

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By *ockyjockyMan
over a year ago

G63 countryside

mawkit

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

Jeelt

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By *wiftieeMan
over a year ago

near Glasgow


"Poke of chipsthats english or so I always thought"

If you mentioned a "poke" to an English person, they wouldn't know what you were talking about!

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

Might have already been said cause i skipped to the end but my lecturer said heeby jeebies today and i instantly thought of this post

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

Ever since I passed my test and got my car I can't stop saying jump in the BRIEF

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

gutties

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By *awty_MissDynomiteNo1Woman
over a year ago

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

Baffies

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

anyone who ever picked raspberries will know this one... a luggie

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


"Ever since I passed my test and got my car I can't stop saying jump in the BRIEF "

Nope. Nae idea about this one.

Perhaps I'm too old.

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By *ane DTV/TS
over a year ago

London - till 25th

Sleekit

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


"Ever since I passed my test and got my car I can't stop saying jump in the BRIEF

Nope. Nae idea about this one.

Perhaps I'm too old. "

Really? EVer watch still game and the title of the episode is a scottish word or maybe its just glaswegian. But BRIEF is one of them when victor gets a car.

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By *acelvisMan
over a year ago

Thurso


"A piece

Took me ages to work out what it was "

haha I take ma peice to my work everyday lol

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By *otocoMan
over a year ago

Glasgow

Away n lie in yer pish

Or translated

Go away or no

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

Dockies bricks and chuckies are small stones i think lol

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

Yep really. Still no idea what brief has to do with a car.

I'll stop worrying about it though.

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By *ola cubesMan
over a year ago

coatbridge


"Poke of chipsthats english or so I always thought

If you mentioned a "poke" to an English person, they wouldn't know what you were talking about! "

the reason I said this is my scouse family all have pokes of chips where I have a bag of chips this was back in the mid eightys

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

"Hawd Yer Horses"

"Geez Peece"

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By *nnyMan
over a year ago

Glasgow


"Yep really. Still no idea what brief has to do with a car.

....."

Neither do I. I dunno what brief has to do with ticket either.

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

Baheid

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

Jiggered

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

Teckle means great. Cundee is a drain and I think the others were explained.

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

Hackett

Baw jaws

Black bas**d

Didny

Aiways (always)

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By *obloodyhornyMan
over a year ago

East Lothian

[Removed by poster at 26/10/15 10:43:34]

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By *obloodyhornyMan
over a year ago

East Lothian

Numpty

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By *owboy BebopMan
over a year ago

Glasgow

Ginger ... As in .... Goan to the van for a bottle of ginger ..... See also .... Check oot the 5amp wi aw the gless cheque's.... ( I was the wee boy with all the ginger bottles)

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

Juke...As in Stick it up yer Juke.... Meaning...Stick it up your shirt/jumper.

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By *nnyMan
over a year ago

Glasgow

cuddy - a horse.

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

Scelpit erse

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By *pinCouple
over a year ago

edinburgh

Kludgie

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

Hitting the Nash

Bolt ya rocket

Pure prick

Eh!

Dobber

In yer dish

Hingin

Razz

Bawjawz

Pumpin

Hackett

Loon

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By *imbo57Man
over a year ago

kilmarnock ish

Pudduck or frog

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

bubblyjock...... turkey

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By *wiftieeMan
over a year ago

near Glasgow

Stramash. RIP Bill McLaren

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By *erbyDalesCplCouple
over a year ago

Derbyshire


"Posted earlier I was scunnered.

Amazed how many people asked what that ment ??

"

Och, dinnae fash yersel lass.

(We're not all Sassenachs doon sooth)

Mr ddc

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By *eenonfun2Couple
over a year ago

Glasgow

Pokey hat

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