EVER GROWING SCOTTISH SLANG/SAYINGS DICTIONARY

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I only added the ones I see Barclay using, and even so, he may not use all of these.

SLANG  WORDS:

* Aboot - About

* Ain - Own

* Auld - Old

* Aye - Yes

* Bahooky - Backside, bum

* Baltic - Cold

* Bairn - Baby or child

* Baw - Ball, or baws used for testicles.

* Ben - Mountain

* Bide - Depending on the context, means wait, or stay.

* Blether - Talkative, when referred to a person. To "have a blether" is to have a chat.

* Bonnie - Beautiful

* Bowfing - Smelly, horrible

* Braw - Good, or brilliant

* Breeks - Trousers

* Chebs - a woman's breasts.

* Coo - Cow

* Crabbit - Bad tempered

* Cry - Call, as in what do you call him?

* Dampt - Damned

* Dae - Do

* Dauner - Walk - "I'm away for a dauner"

* Didnae - Didn't

* Dinnae - Don't

* Drookit - Soaking wet

* Dug - Dog

* Dunderheid, Eejit, Galoot, Numptie, Bampot - All mean idiot

* Frae - From

* Gallus - Bravado, over-confident

* Gang - Go

* Gaunnae - Going to

* Geggie - Mouth, as in "shut your geggie"

* Glaikit - Stupid, slow on the uptake

* Greet - Cry

* Gumption - Common sense, initiative

* Hae - Have

* Hame - Home

* Haud - Hold

* Haver - Talk rubbish

* Hing - Hang

* Hoachin' - Very busy

* Honkin', Hummin', Howlin' - Bad smell

* Hoose - House

* Hunner - Hundred

* Huvnae - Haven't

* Keek - A little look

* Ken - Know

* Lum - Chimney

* Mair - More

* Merrit - Married

* Mockit, Manky, Mingin', Boggin' - All mean dirty

* Moose - Mouse

* Naw - No

* Neep, Tumshie - Turnip

* Nou - Now

* Oot - Out

* Peely Wally - Pale

* Poke - (to poke - to prod) (a poke - a paper bag)

* Radgy - Horny.

* Reek - Smell, emit smoke

* Riddy - A red face, embarrassed

* Screwball - Unhinged, mad

* Scullery - Kitchen

* Scunnered - Bored, fed up

* Shoogle - Shake

* Simmet - Gents singlet

* Skelp - Slap

* Skoosh - Lemonade (or fizzy drink)

* Sleekit - Sly

* Stookie - Plaster cast (for a broken bone)

* Stour - Dust

* Tattie - Potato

* Thon - That

* Tint - Lost

* Wean - Child

* Whit - What

* Willnae - Will not

* Widnae - Would not

* Windae - Window

* Wummin - Women

* Ye - You

* Yer - Your

* Yin - One

* Maw - Mum.

* Madge - Daft.

* Mad Rocket - Insane

* Mad wi' it - Drunk.

* Scunner - used to describe someone as being irritating as in: "oh you're a right scunner".

* Gowk - Daft.

* Dighted - Also means daft.

And here are some words that describe being drunk:

* Blootered, Steamin, Wrecked, Bladdered, Hammered, Smashed.

SCOTTISH  SAYINGS:

* I'll gie ye a skelpit lug! - I'll give you a slap on the ear.

* Whit's fur ye'll no go by ye! - What's meant to happen will happen.

* Skinny Malinky Longlegs! - A tall thin person.

* Lang may yer lum reek! - May you live long and stay well.

* Failing means yer playin! - When you fail at something at least you're trying.

* Mony a mickle maks a muckle! - Saving a small amount soon builds up to a large amount.

* Keep the heid! - Stay calm, don't get upset.

* We're a' Jock Tamson's bairns! - We're all God's children, nobody is better than anybody else - we're all equal.

* Haud yer wheesht! - Be quiet.

* Nou jist haud on! - Now just hold it, slow down, take your time.

* Hell slap it intae ye! - Means it's your own fault.

* I dinnae ken. - I don't know.

* It's a dreich day! - Said in reference to the weather, when it's cold, damp and miserable.

* Gonnae no' dae that! - Don't do that.

* Pure dead brilliant - Exceptionally good.

* Yer bum's oot the windae - You're talking rubbish.

* Am pure done in - I'm feeling very tired.

* Am a pure nick - I don't look very presentable.

* I umnae - I am not.

* Ma heid's mince - My head's a bit mixed up.

* Yer oot yer face! - You're very drunk.

* Yer aff yer heid - You're off your head - a little bit daft.

BARCLAY'S PERSONAL FAVORITE INSULTS:

* Toley eating cum bucket.

* Fuckin' mouthy southie

* Boggin' cunt.

* Piece of sheep shite.

* Cockmunching tit licker.

GAELIC PHRASES:
Just some he may use.

* Slàinte - Cheers.

* Slàinte mhòr agad - Cheers and good health to you

* Ciamar a tha sibh? - How are you?

* An toir thu dhomh pòg? - Will you give me a kiss?

* Tha gaol agam ort. - I love you.

* Tha gaol agam ort-fhèin. - I love you too.

* Tha mi duilich - I'm sorry.

* Gabhaibh mo leisgeul - Excuse me.

* Ceart gu leòr - Right enough/Okay

* S math sin! - Great/Terrific!

* Ma 'se ur toil e - Please.

* Tapadh leat - Thank you.

* Mòran taing - Many Thanks

* Se do bheatha - You're welcome.

* Mar sin leibh an dràsda - Ta ta for now.

* Cach - Shit.

some information from here, others from my Scottish dictionary book. THIS LIST GROWS ON OCCASION, OKAY.