Word(s) of the Day- bits from Scotland

[threadwalker]

Some of my favorite words in use in Scotland, and then some random ones.

Comments

[kimuchi]

I love and have been known to use the word "knackered". I didn't know about the newer connotation, though, that's something to be careful about.

"Sprog" seems to see a fair amount of usage here.

[threadwalker]

They both come to mind while substitute teaching. "knackered to death by armies of hostile sprogs" and such. :)

[darcydodo]

A lot of these aren't just Scottish, of course, but all-British-Isles.

My favorite Scottish word is "Trossachs," which isn't a slang term at all, but rather the name of a mountain range. It just sounds so dirty....

[threadwalker]

I have many other generally brit words, but I tried to put in the ones I only heard in Scotland, or by people associating them with Scotland even if they were in another Britt country or the US. I think "ta" started out Scotts and spread, but I don't really know. "Knackered" I hear everywhere, but I heard it first there, and it's my favorite, so I had to put it in. :)

[darcydodo]

Well, of the ones you've given there, knackered, kip, kit, natter, ta, and sprog are all in common parlance in England as well (sprog a bit less so, in that it's used intentionally, rather than the others which are all just used). Some of them may be of Scottish derivation, but I don't think most people are conscious of that. I've heard that "ta" is used in Australia, too, which makes me wonder if it really could be a Scots term, but I guess that would depend on when it first started being used compared to when they started shipping convicts over. Or maybe they just had a lot of Scottish criminals... ;)

[jizmunci]

"bahoochie" - bum (as in arse)

[jizmunci]

I don't know why but I always associate that with bears, evidently somebody else does as well: http://www.bearbahoochie.co.uk/

[threadwalker]

*laugs* never heard that one. Excellent.

[kryscat]

Somehow I get the feeling that I'm going to be hearing the word "sprog" quite alot...

[threadwalker]

Nooooooo ;P

By the way... I have something to lend you guys that is arriving in three weeks- ask me, 'cause I'll forget.

[kryscat]

Now I'm curious... but you know how cats are...

[arricc]

Mony a Mickle maks a Muckle

[threadwalker]

care to translate Fizzgig??? *smiles*

[arricc]

Its something like many little things over time add up to a big thing.

[threadwalker]

thanks :)