Scottish slang for drunk… Blootered, Steamin', Wrecked, Bladdered, Hammered, Sloshed and Smashed to name just a few of the more regular sounding ones. 'Ooot yer tree', 'Steamboated', 'Mad wae it' and 'Ooot the game' being some of the stranger sounding phrases!
Bevvy - For many people in Glasgow having a bevvy is a normal thing to do in a weekend, it is pronounced as bev-ee meaning alcoholic drink.
Pissed / Pished
However it is probably the most commonly used word in the UK to describe being drunk. If you spend any time in the UK, you will hear it all the time.
A cèilidh (/ˈkeɪli/ KAY-lee, Scottish Gaelic: [ˈkʲʰeːlɪ]) or céilí (Irish: [ˈceːlʲiː]) is a traditional Scottish or Irish social gathering.
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This week's word is shoogly! This is used to describe something that is wobbly such as a table due to an unstable leg.
laddie - A boy or young man (Aye, laddie!)
"Tumble down the sink" (drink)
Bevvied: Adjective meaning “drunk.” “They were absolutely bevvied.”
The traditional Scottish Gaelic toast when raising a glass to say 'cheers' is Slàinte mhath which is pronounced slan-ge-var. In Scotland, going to the pub or meeting up for a friendly drink is very much part of our culture.
Whisky made in Scotland can also be called Scotch. It's also spelt w-h-i-s-k-y, whereas in Ireland and the US they tend to use the spelling w-h-i-s-k-e-y – with an “e”.
Ma heid's mince – My head is mince, meaning I'm a bit confused. Yer oot yer face! – You're extremely intoxicated from the effects of alcohol. Yer aff yer heid – You're off your head – crazy.
Tippled. This mainstay of the English lexicon has been in use for over four centuries, the noun "tipple" describing a harmless amount of alcohol -- that pleasant glass of chard you weren't planning on having with lunch.
Other plain terms for being drunk which appear in Grose include cup shot, pogy, top heavy, flawd, groggy or grogified, corned and fuddled.
'Piddle' in cockney rhyming slang, meaning to urinate.
Loony/Loopy – A mad or crazy person. Lost the Plot – Gone crazy, not following the situation.
noun (2) chiefly British slang. : a lewd or promiscuous woman. slag.
Weegie word: sook
Translation: an adjective to describe someone who sucks up to a person.
Swallie/Bevvy/Tinky Link - Alternative words for drinks.
Social slang
You may well be invited to a 'do', 'bash', or 'get-together', which are all other words for a party or group gathering. A 'knees up' is a more old-fashioned term for a party.
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WHAT IS SCOTLAND'S NATIONAL DRINK? Whisky! (Although IRN BRU likes to think of itself as Scotland's 'other national drink' too).