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What Are Your Favourite Scottish Words?
VisitScotlandNikkiR
Moderator, VisitScotland Staff ✩
If someone asked you 'Wheres ma baffies?' would you know what they meant? I ask this because my cousin recently visited me and I asked him if he knew where ma baffies were! he looked at me as if I was speaking double dutch. I then explained that it was my slippers I was looking for.
This got me thinking to what other Scottish words that I use regularly that folk might not know what I mean.
When visitors ask me about walks in the area I describe some as 'Sprauchley' as this is one of my favorite word to use as is 'Drookit', which I have been using quiet a bit recently
We have some 'braw' words to describe things in Scotland and would love to learn some new words. And if there is a word you don't know what it means please ask.
This got me thinking to what other Scottish words that I use regularly that folk might not know what I mean.
When visitors ask me about walks in the area I describe some as 'Sprauchley' as this is one of my favorite word to use as is 'Drookit', which I have been using quiet a bit recently
We have some 'braw' words to describe things in Scotland and would love to learn some new words. And if there is a word you don't know what it means please ask.
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'Bourach' is one I use reasonably frequently too, normally aimed at the state of my daughter's bedroom or a colleague at work's desk! Can also be used as a description for something that has become a bit of an omnishambles.
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it's gloves!
Usually the ones without fingers, I think.
Coorie-in : Snuggle in / Cuddle up
Let’s all coorie-in an' keep the cold oot.
'Glaikit' gets my vote too!
Example: "This table is a bit shoogly." It's just such a descriptive word.
The Scotsman summed it up well here.