What is a Jakie in Scotland?

/ (ˈdʒeɪkɪ) / noun. Scot slang, derogatory a homeless alcoholic.

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What is a jaikie in Scottish slang?

A Jakey is a tramp or scruffy personSc.

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What does Jakie mean?

Origin:Hebrew. Meaning:he who supplants. Jakie as a boy's name is of Hebrew origin, and the meaning of Jakie is "he who supplants".

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What is a jakey in Glasgow?

Noun. jakey (plural jakeys or jakies) (chiefly Scotland) A homeless drunk.

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What is Scottish slang for girl?

A lass is a girl. Your Scottish folk dance teacher might announce, "Lads line up on that side, lasses on this side!"

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What do the Scottish call a beautiful woman?

Female | A quintessential Scottish name that will never go out of fashion, Bonnie is the Scots word for beautiful, pretty, stunning and attractive. Bonnies tend to have an inimitable personality.

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What is a jakey in Scottish slang?

/ (ˈdʒeɪkɪ) / noun. Scot slang, derogatory a homeless alcoholic.

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What does Wee Bonnie Lass mean?

Pretty or beautiful. A pretty young women could be described as “a bonnie lass”, an attractive man as “a bonnie lad”.

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What is a Glasgow kiss in British slang?

(Britain, euphemistic, humorous) A sharp, sudden headbutt to the nose, usually resulting in a broken nose.

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What is a bawbag in Scotland?

and chiefly Scottish) 1. The scrotum. 2. An ignorant, obnoxious, or otherwise debatable person.

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What is a jakey in Irish slang?

Jackeen is a pejorative term for someone from Dublin, Ireland. The Oxford English Dictionary defines it as a "contemptuous designation for a self-assertive worthless fellow", citing the earliest documented use from the year 1840.

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What does Keelie mean in Scottish?

keelie (plural keelies) (Scotland, Northern England) A sparrowhawk or kestrel. (Scotland, Northern England) A common or violent urban youth.

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What does lassy mean in Scottish?

[count] chiefly Scotland, informal. : a young girl : lass.

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What do Scottish say for being drunk?

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!

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What is the most Scottish thing to say?

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”.

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What do you call a girl from Glasgow?

The locals are called “Glaswegians” and they speak in a very distinctive way. It is called Glaswegian or Glasgow patter.

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What do you call a kid in Glasgow slang?

The word bairn, for a literal or figurative “child,” remains in use in contemporary Scotland and Northern England.

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What is a braw lass?

Brave; fine; gay; handsome; pleasant; agreeable; worthy; excellent; stout: as, a braw new gown; a braw man; braw lads and bonny lasses. One's best apperel; finery.

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What is slang for Irish lass?

“Cailín” is the Irish slang for “girl.” A lot of Irish people still use this word even when speaking in English. The plural, “Cailíní,” is also commonly used, for example, “I'm meeting up with the cailíní later on.” One of our absolute favorite Irish phrases!

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What is a Yorkshire lass?

1) A word in everyday use in Yorkshire, principally for a girl but colloquially for a woman of any age.

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What is a slapper in Scottish?

(countable, UK, Ireland, Australia, slang) A woman of loose morals.

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What does pish mean in Scottish slang?

pish (comparative more pish, superlative most pish) (vulgar, colloquial, chiefly Scotland) Of poor quality; very bad.

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What is a slapper in Scottish slang?

/ (ˈslæpə) / noun. British slang a promiscuous woman.

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