16 Words That Have A Completely Different Meaning In Edinburgh
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1. "Juice"
What it usually means: A healthy breakfast drink made of fruit extract.
What it means in Edinburgh: A fizzy drink.
2. "Messages"
What it usually means: Pieces of written communication.
What it means in Edinburgh: Grocery shopping. For example, "Ah'm jist aff tae get my messages."
3. "Reeking"
What it usually means: Smelling really bad.
What it means in Edinburgh: Being really drunk.
4. "Chum"
What it usually means: A good friend.
What it means in Edinburgh: To accompany. For example, "Gonnae chum me tae the pictures?"
5. "Bunker"
What it usually means: A war-time bomb shelter.
What it means in Edinburgh: A worktop or sideboard. For example, "Pit it oan the bunker in the scullery."
6. "Barry"
What it usually means: A man's name. For instance, that bloke from the Cillit Bang commercials.
What it means in Edinburgh: Fantastic.
7. "Ben"
What it usually means: Another man's name. For instance, the star of Gigli.
What it means in Edinburgh: Inside. For example, "'Mon ben the hoose: you're warming the street."
8. "Shan"
What it usually means: An ethnic group from southeast Asia.
What it means in Edinburgh: Bad, terrible, disappointing. For example, "What you done was shan."
9. "Press"
What it usually means: Journalists, viewed collectively.
What it means in Edinburgh: A recessed cupboard.
10. "Raj"
What it usually means: An Indian king or ruler.
What it means in Edinburgh: Crazy and uncontrollable.
11. "Bucket"
What it usually means: Something you store water in.
What it means in Edinburgh: A rubbish bin. For example, "Stick that flyer in the bucket."
12. "Chore"
What it usually means: A task you don't want to do.
What it means in Edinburgh: To steal.
13. "Ken"
What it usually means: Barbie's boyfriend.
What it means in Edinburgh: To know something. For example, "Ken whit I mean?"
14. "Close"
What it usually means: To shut something.
What it means in Edinburgh: The spookiest street in the known universe.
15. "Shot"
What it usually means: To take a bullet.
What it means in Edinburgh: To try something or have a go. For example, "Gies a shot of yer new bike, ya bam."
16. "Festival"
What it usually means: A three-day long music event, usually involving mud.
What it means in Edinburgh: An entire month spent fighting your way through crowds of people who just won't leave.