Weird Scottish words

Awrite everyone!
Today we are going to learn some weird Scottish words as the title says.
Maybe these words could be useful for you guys if you ever visit Scotland!


1. Aye

Pronounced: Eye

Meaning: Yes

2. Bairn
Pronounced:  Bearn
Meaning: Child

3. Bampot
Pronounced: Bam-pot
Meaning: Idiot

4. Barry
Pronounced:  Ba-ree
Meaning: Splendid

5. Bevvy

Pronounced:  Bev-ee

Meaning: Drink, alcoholic

6. Boggin

Pronounced:  Bog-inn

Meaning: Filthy, Disgusting

7. Bonnie

Pronounced:  Bon-nee

Meaning: Nice, pretty

8. Coo

Pronounced: Coo-ooo

Meaning: Hairy Cow

9. Ceilidh

Pronounced: Kale-eee

Meaning: A dancing party

  10. Crabit

Pronounced: Krab-it

Meaning: Grumpy

11. Dour

Pronounced: Doo-r

Meaning: Glum, never smiles

12. Druth

Pronounced: Drew-th

Meaning: Thirsty

13. Greeting

Pronounced: Greet-ing

Meaning: Crying
  
14. Gubbed

Pronounced: Gub’d

Meaning: Beaten, badly

15. Haver

Pronounced: H-ave-er

Meaning: Talk too much


16. Hoachin

Pronounced: Hoe-chin

Meaning: really busy crowd

17. Ken

Pronounced: Ken

Meaning: know, as in ‘do you know?’
(Dae ye ken?)

18. Mannie

Pronounced: man-nee

Meaning: Little man

  19. Messages

Pronounced: Mess-a-jez

Meaning: Groceries

20. Pus

Pronounced: Pus

Meaning: Mouth

21. Radgees

Pronounced: Radge-ees 
Meaning: Crazy young guys


  22. Scran

Pronounced: Sc-ran

Meaning: Food

23. Schoogle

Pronounced: Shoe-gull

Meaning: Wobbly

24. Shuftey

Pronounced: Shuff-tee

Meaning: To have a wee peek

25. Shunky

Pronounced: Shun-key
Meaning: Toilet


26. Skrechin

Pronounced: scr-eh-ch-in

Meaning: A shrek or unpleasant noise


27. Sleekit

Pronounced: slee-kit
Meaning: Cunning/Sly


28. Swally

Pronounced: Swal-lee

Meaning: Drink

29. Tattyboggler

Pronouced: Tat-ee-bog-ler

Meaning: Scarecrow

30. Teuchtar

Pronouced: Ch-uch-ter

Meaning: Person from far North or West of Scotland

31. Weegie

Pronouced: Wee-jee

Meaning: Person from Glasgow

  32. Wheesht
Pronouced: Whee-sht

Meaning: Be quiet


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