Geographical & Cultural English - Scottish English

Here you will find slang from Scottish English, featuring regional expressions, accents, and cultural terms unique to Scotland.

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bairn

[noun]

(Scottish) a child, either a son or daughter

Ex: She's got three bairns to look after at home.

wee

[Adjective]

(Scottish) very small in size

Ex: The toddler toddled around the garden, picking up wee flowers with tiny hands.

message

[noun]

(Scottish; plural only) shopping, groceries, or errands

Ex: She's gone into town to get the messages.

numpty

[noun]

(Scottish) a foolish or silly person

Ex: Don't be such a numpty, it's the other door.

gallus

[Adjective]

(Scottish) bold, cheeky, or confident in a showy, sometimes reckless way

Ex: He's a gallus wee lad, always talking back.

dreich

[noun]

(Scottish) dreary, dull, or miserable weather

Ex: We've had nothing but dreich all week.

to ken

[Verb]

(Scottish) to know, be aware of, or understand

Ex: Do you ken what I mean?

bammy

[Adjective]

(Scottish) crazy; acting wildly or unpredictably

Ex: That was a bammy idea, climbing up there in the rain.

bowfing

[Adjective]

(Scottish) stinking, disgusting, or foul

Ex: That bin smells bowfing!

buroo

[noun]

(Scottish) unemployment office or the benefits received from it

Ex: He had to go down to the buroo to claim his benefits.

commotion lotion

[noun]

(Scottish) Buckfast Tonic Wine, a strong fortified wine popular in parts of Scotland

Ex: He brought a bottle of commotion lotion to the party.

down the cludgie

[phrase]

(Scottish) lost, wasted, or irretrievable

Ex: All that money went down the cludgie on that bad investment.

electric soup

[noun]

(Scottish) strong fortified wine, typically referring to highly alcoholic or potent varieties

Ex: He brought some electric soup to the party last night.

fitba

[noun]

(Scottish) soccer

Ex: Are you watching the fitba match tonight?

Gorbals kiss

[noun]

(Scottish) a headbutt, typically delivered in a fight

Ex: He gave him a Gorbals kiss in the scuffle.

sosh

[noun]

(Scottish) a cooperative store

Ex: I'm heading to the sosh to grab some milk.

to spraff

[Verb]

(Scottish) to speak excessively or pointlessly

Ex: He spraffed on about football for hours.

titty

[noun]

(Scottish) a sister or a girl, used affectionately

Ex: That's my wee titty over there.

tube

[noun]

(Scottish) a foolish or stupid person

Ex: Don't be a tube, think before you act.

up the kyte

[phrase]

(Scottish) pregnant

Ex: She's up the kyte with her first child.

wane

[noun]

(Scottish) a child

Ex: The wane was playing outside all afternoon.

wreck the hoose juice

[phrase]

(Scottish) Buckfast Tonic Wine, a strong fortified wine popular in parts of Scotland

Ex: He brought a bottle of wreck the hoose juice to the party.

mad with it

[phrase]

(Scottish) extremely drunk or intoxicated

Ex: He was completely mad with it after the party.

to malky

[Verb]

(Scottish) to slash or cut someone with a razor

Ex: He threatened to malky anyone who got in his way.

moddies

[noun]

(Scottish) the school subject Modern Studies in Scotland

Ex: I've got moddies after lunch today.

mortalled

[Adjective]

(Scottish) extremely drunk or intoxicated

Ex: He was completely mortalled after the party.

offski

[Adjective]

(Scottish) away, not present, or off somewhere

Ex: He's offski for the weekend to visit family.

scud

[Adjective]

(Scottish) naked; unclothed

Ex: He ran across the garden scud after the bet.

to skite

[Verb]

(Scottish) to drink a large amount of alcohol

Ex: He went out last night to skite with his mates.

snitcher

[noun]

(Scottish) a handcuff

Ex: The police put him in the snitchers.

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