19 Things Only Scottish People Say

    Ken whit I mean?"

    Iona St Joseph
    by Iona St Joseph

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    1. "Dinnae fash yersel."

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    What it means: Don't worry about it.

    How it's used: "You forgot to post that letter for me? Dinnae fash yersel, hen."

    2. "Scratcher"

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    What it means: Bed.

    How it's used: "GET UP OOT YOUR SCRATCHER, WE SHOULD'VE LEFT TEN MINUTES AGO!"

    3. "Haud your wheest."

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    What it means: Be quiet.

    How it's used: "Here! Yous two chattin' at the back! Haud your wheest!"

    4. "Messages"

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    What it means: Shopping / Groceries.

    How it's used: "Morning Jean! That you in for your messages?"

    5. "Flittin'"

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    What it means: Moving house.

    How it's used: "There's a van blocking ma driveway, turns oot next door are flittin'."

    6. "Doin' ma dinger."

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    What it means: Annoying.

    How it's used: "Man, he's really doin' ma dinger."

    7. "Dreich"

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    What it means: Grey, rainy, drizzling, generally miserable weather.

    How it's used: "It's awfy dreich ootside the day."

    8. "Crabbit"

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    What it means: Irritable.

    How it's used: "Sorry for shouting at you, I'm fair crabbit at the moment."

    9. "Gie me the boak."

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    What it means: Making you feel nauseous.

    How it's used: "I'm so hungover, just the smell of food is gie'n me the boak."

    10. "Piece."

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    What it means: Sandwich or packed lunch.

    How it's used: "What have you got in your piece the day?"

    11. "Peely wally"

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    What it means: Pale.

    How it's used: "Are you feelin OK? You're looking awfy peely wally."

    12. "Hoachin"

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    What it means: Crowded or swarming.

    How it's used: "I went camping last weekend and it was absolutely hoachin' wi' midges."

    13. "Jings!"

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    What it means: Goodness me!

    How it's used: "Did you see last night's episode of River City? Jings!"

    14. "Gie it laldy."

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    What it means: To give something 100%.

    How it's used: "You were really gie'n it laldy at the karaoke last night!"

    15. "Greetin'"

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    What it means: Crying.

    How it's used: "I was pure greetin' all the way through that film."

    16. "Lang may yer lum reek!"

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    What it means: Live long and healthily.

    How it's used: "Lang may yer lum reek! Slainte!"

    17. "Wains"

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    What it means: Children.

    How it's used: "I can't come out tomorrow, I've got no one to look after the wains."

    18. "Braw"

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    What it means: Beautiful.

    How it's used: "She's a braw looking' lassie," or "It's a braw, bricht moonlicht nicht the nicht."

    19. "Clipe"

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    What it means: Tattletale.

    How it's used: "I can't believe you grassed me up, ya wee clipe."