What is the Scottish slang for crazy?

Rocket (Rocket) Scottish slang for crazy. Ronan is a rocket.

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What is Scottish slang for lunatic?

LEERY-LOONIE, n. comb. A lunatic, a mentally-deranged person.

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What do Scottish people say weird?

Here are ten funny Scottish sayings and phrases you will more than likely encounter during your stay with us.
  • Ah Right Pal? ...
  • This Is Rank! ...
  • That you? ...
  • Nae Bother. ...
  • Going For Your Messages? ...
  • Lang May Yer Lum Reek. ...
  • Black As The Earl of Hell's Waistcoat. ...
  • Mony A Mickle Maks A Muckle.

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What is Scottish slang for mental?

mental - Insane, wild (that party last night was pure mental.)

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What is Scottish slang for evil?

Evil(l, Ewil(l, a. Also: evile, evyl, eivil, eivell; ewile, ewyll, ewell; ivill, ivyle, iwyll, ywill.

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What is Scottish slang for arrogant?

Sprag is not dissimilar - meaning a person with an "arrogant, swaggering manner; a boaster, a braggart". There is also bowfing, which means foul-smelling - and fantoosh, meaning fancy, showy or flashy.

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What is the Scottish word for hate?

The Scottish Gaelic term fuath has been explained to mean 'hatred' or 'aversion', derived from Old Irish fúath 'hate, likeness'.

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What does Fudd mean in Scotland?

New Word Suggestion. Scottish, slang (noun): a foolish person, one who has committed an act of stupidity.

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What is Scottish slang for miserable?

Dreich. Meaning dreary, gloomy, bleak, miserable, grey, depressing, devoid of sunshine… you get the picture! The mothership of all Scottish weather words and used more times that cans of Irn-Bru are opened, it's no shocker that 'dreich' was voted by Scots as the nation's most favourite word in a government poll.

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What does Gash mean in Scotland?

adjective. 1. chiefly Scotland : knowing, witty. chiefly Scotland : well-dressed : trim.

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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 does och aye mean in Scottish?

“Och aye the noo!”

This is one of those Scottish phrases that can be heard in countless parodies aimed at poking fun at the Scots' dialect and accent. Its direct English translation is “Oh yes, just now”.

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What does bawbag mean?

Bawbag, n.

The scrotum. 2. An ignorant, obnoxious, or otherwise debatable person. Often as a disparaging form of address.

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What is grumpy in Scots?

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.

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What does puff mean in Scotland?

The official entry for "cream puff" in the dictionary reads: "Scottish colloquial (chiefly Glasgow). A state of petty annoyance, esp. in the cream puff. huff."

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What are some Scottish insults?

Scottish Insults
  • Tube – Idiot.
  • Doolally – Not the full shilling.
  • Hackit – Ugly.
  • Howlin' – Smelly.
  • Naff – Boring, rubish.
  • Scabby – Dirty.

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What do Scottish call their lovers?

Tha gaol agam ort (I love you)

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What do you call a handsome Scottish man?

In the Dictionary of the Scots Language gawsie is used to describe people and their features in a positive way: “Of persons: plump, fresh-complexioned and jovial-looking; handsome, of stately or imposing appearance, portly”.

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What does Bonnie Wee mean in Scotland?

Meaning: Baby, Small child. Example: 'Aw, look et the bonnie wee bairn' Translation: 'Aw, look at the beautiful little baby'

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What does cack mean in Scottish?

cack, kach, keech: excrement.

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What does numpty mean in Scotland?

NUMPTY n. a foolish person. Numpty was included in the 2005 Supplement to the Dictionary of the Scots Language with the following definition: “a stupid person, an idiot”.

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What is Scottish for don't worry?

2. Dinna fash yersel'! To “fash” means to trouble, bother, or annoy. So, “dinna fash” means “don't worry!”

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What is a Scottish word for a coward?

FEARDIE, Feartie, n. A coward, timorous person.

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What words can't Scottish people say?

So what are the words appearing in the challenge?
  • Parallelogram.
  • Burglary.
  • Generally.
  • Purple burglar alarm.
  • Regularly.
  • Curly Wurly.
  • Tarantula.
  • Mirror.

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What does a fanny mean in Scotland?

Noun. fanny (countable and uncountable, plural fannies) (Britain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, vulgar) The female genitalia. [

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