Carnaptious, our Scottish word of the day, is most often used to describe someone ill-tempered and grumpy; most likely on the warpath and looking for a fight for very little, if any reason.
Rocket (Rocket) Scottish slang for crazy. Ronan is a rocket.
(kɑːˈnæpʃəs ) adjective. Scottish dialect. ill-tempered or cantankerous.
Nae bother: No worries, no problem. That guy is a total bawbag. Dreich: You'll hear this a lot when the weather is wet or foul.
An archetypal example of an overt Scotticism is "Och aye the noo", which translates as "Oh yes, just now". This phrase is often used in parody by non-Scots and although the phrases "Och aye" and "the noo" are in common use by Scots separately, they are rarely used together.
Perhaps the most famous Scottish sayings of all time is “Auld Lang Syne”. This was made famous by Robert Burns' song, sang globally at New Year. The translation can be taken as “old long since” or “old long ago” meaning “days gone by” and when sung at New Years really means “let's drink to days gone by”.
Weegie is a slang term referring to people from Glasgow in Scotland, which is used as a noun or adjective. It is a contraction of the word Glaswegian, referring to people from Glasgow.
Not late, or belated, but blate, another guid Scots word – and a useful one at that! It means shy, bashful, timid or unpromising and, when applied to crops, backward.
CLOOK, v. and n. I. v. To cower, crouch (Cai.
rud(d), the complexion, specif. the red hues of the complexion (Abd. 1790 A. Shirrefs Poems Gl., 1808 Jam.).
You can say “aye” (yes) or “nae” (no).
Bonnie – Good
This cheerful Scottish word means 'beautiful' – an indispensable phrase for those exploring the beautiful landscapes of Scotland.
BRAT. Brat used to be a common word but is now rarely heard. It comes from an Old Northumbrian loanword of Celtic origins meaning a cloak. Robert Henryson at the end of the fifteenth century used it to mean ragged clothes contrasting with braws: “Now gownis gay, now bratis laid in pres”.
Bonnie. Female | A quintessential Scottish name that will never go out of fashion, Bonnie is the Scots word for beautiful, pretty, stunning and attractive.
BA', BAA, BAW, v. 1. To lull, to hush a child to sleep.
noun. cor·bie ˈkȯr-bē chiefly Scotland. : carrion crow. also : raven.
or cuddie (ˈkʌdɪ ) nounWord forms: plural -dies. dialect, mainly Scottish. a donkey or horse.
pish (comparative more pish, superlative most pish) (vulgar, colloquial, chiefly Scotland) Of poor quality; very bad.
Noun. bawbag (plural bawbags) (vulgar, slang, derogatory) ballbag; scrotum.
Noun. jakey (plural jakeys or jakies) (chiefly Scotland) A homeless drunk.
Scottish Word: Geggie.
A lass is a girl. Your Scottish folk dance teacher might announce, "Lads line up on that side, lasses on this side!"
“You're a wee scunner!”
This was usually said with a touch of impatience, as a fair translation would be “You're a little whiner/nuisance”. If I complained about being bored, or was being whiny and difficult, this was the response I'd get.