What is a jambo in Scotland?

Jambo - a supporter of Heart of Midlothian F.C., from Jam Tarts, as rhyming slang for Hearts.
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What is Jambo in Scottish slang?

Noun. (UK, slang) A member or fan of Heart of Midlothian F.C., a Scottish football club.
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What does "jambo" mean in slang?

The spoken word "Jambo" was once used as a greeting among traders of the Swahili coast of southeast Africa. While less formal, it is in widespread use in East Africa and beyond. While similar in use to the English word "hello," it really meant to come and settle one's affairs in the business sense.
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What do Scottish people call a party?

A ceilidh is an Irish or Scottish dance party with live music.
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What is a gaff in Scottish slang?

"Loud, rude talk, impertinence" (Cld.
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What is a cack in Scottish slang?

(1) intr. To void excrement; "to go to stool; generally used in regard to children" (Sc. 1825 Jam.2, cackie; Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928), kaki, kakki; Ayr.
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What is a very Scottish thing to say?

Whit's fur ye'll no go past ye – Whatever is meant to happen will happen. 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.
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What does "och aye da noo" mean?

“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”. And, while some Scots may chuckle along with you, it is considered quite offensive by others.
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What is a Laldie in Scots?

The Dictionary of the Scots Language (www.dsl.ac.uk) defines laldie as follows: “A thrashing, a punishment, a drubbing, generally in phrases to get or gie laldie also figurative of any vigorous or energetic action.” Although DSL sometimes uses rather quaint language – when was the last time we heard of someone getting ...
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What does dokay mean?

(oʊki doʊki ) also okey doke. convention. Okey dokey is used in the same way as `OK' to show that you agree to something, or that you want to start talking about something else or doing something else.
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What is the meaning of Kidani?

Kidani means “necklace” in Swahili, and the building is shaped like a piece of native African jewelry with vacation villas forming the beads, walkways creating the knots in between, and the lobby representing the ornament or jewel at its center. The resort includes a restaurant, Sanaa, and shop, Johari Treasures.
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What does ya bassa mean in Scottish?

"Ya bass" is generally taken as Glasgow slang for "you bastard", though it has been proposed it could be the Gaelic war cry aigh bas meaning "battle and die".
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What is a bam in Scottish?

bampot or bamstick An idiot, fool, or sometimes a nutcase. This is often shortened to bam, and any eccentric named Thomas risks being dubbed 'Tam the Bam'.
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What is considered rude in Scotland?

It is very rude to jump the queue (cut in line). It is also rude to turn down a drink if someone offers you one or not to buy a round of drinks when out with a group (everyone takes turns buying drinks for everyone else in the group). You should never call a Scottish person English.
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What does wee lassie mean in Scottish?

[count] chiefly Scotland, informal. : a young girl : lass. when she was just a wee lassie. Don't cry, lassie.
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What does ah dinnae ken mean in Scottish?

#10: “Ah dinnae ken.”

A Scottish slang phrase meaning, “I don't know.”
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What do Scots call a sandwich?

Piece: a piece of bread and butter, jam, or the like, a snack, usually of bread, scone or oatcake, a sandwich. Jeelie piece: bread and jam; the most common kind of piece in Scotland, often provided as a snack between meals. By extension, a piece came to mean the sandwich lunch carried to work by the working man.
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What is a Gommy?

(ˈɡɑmi) noun. slang, chiefly Eastern Canadian. a fool.
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What does bum mean in Scottish?

Scotland have several of their own slang words for body parts, of which I have to say my absolute favourite is 'bahoochie' for your bum, and a 'banger' for a gentleman's private parts.
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What does the word Nyaff mean in Scottish?

noun. Scottish. a small or contemptible person.
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What does "hoose" mean in Scottish?

Noun. hoose (plural hooses) (Northumbria and Scotland) house.
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