What is the Scottish slang for home?

hame - home (am away hame.)
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What do Scottish people call a house?

Hoose, a Scottish variant of house: HOUSE, n., v. Also hoose (Gen.Sc.)
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How do you say house in Scottish?

HOUSE, n., v. Also hoose (Gen.Sc.), hoos (Ayr.
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What is the Scottish word for homely?

in Eng.; (2) hamely-spoken, plain-spoken, speaking without affectation or in a familiar (i.e. Scots) tongue; (3) phrs.: (a) to make homely with, to make free with, to help oneself to without restraint (Sh. 1956); (b) to tak sae hamely apo' someone, to be familiar or at ease with someone. (1) Sc.
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What does Cuddy mean in Scotland?

cuddy in British English

or cuddie (ˈkʌdɪ ) nounWord forms: plural -dies. dialect, mainly Scottish. a donkey or horse. Collins English Dictionary.
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What does tinky mean in Scotland?

a foul-mouthed, vituperative, quarrelsome, vulgar person. Gen.Sc. Also attrib. Comb. tink-like.
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What does tatti mean in Scotland?

1. A potato (Rnf. 1788 E.
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What does Wee Barra mean?

barra - a small child. Also, an affectionate term for a younger person (A wee barra.)
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What are Scots words for Cosy?

According to VisitScotland, còsagach means “snug, sheltered or cosy”.
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What does Auchen mean in Scotland?

The Auchen comes from the Gaelic achadh, meaning field, and the "crow" possibly from crodh, meaning cattle.
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What is the Celtic word for home?

Abstract: Old Irish inherited the PIE root noun *doms ~ dm̥- 'home', which is reflected chiefly in the fixed locution [Verb of motion] dia daim '(go) to (one's) home'.
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What is the Scottish word for beautiful?

Bonnie – Good

This cheerful Scottish word means 'beautiful' – an indispensable phrase for those exploring the beautiful landscapes of Scotland.
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What is the most Scottish saying?

Favourite Scottish Sayings: Here are Scotland's 40 most popular phrases - chosen by Scotsman readers
  1. Yer looking a bit peely wally. 'Peely wally' refers to being pale or sickly looking. ...
  2. Up tae high doh. ...
  3. Pin yer lugs back. ...
  4. Is the cat deid?
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What do Scots call friends?

What is the Scottish word for friend? Charaid, or Mo Charaid for my friend, is the official answer, but colloquially the terms I have heard most seem to be chum and pal!
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What is happy in Scottish?

Dictionaries of the Scots Language:: DOST :: happy.
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What are Scottish words for Cottage?

CRUIVE n, a hut, hovel or cottage
  • Dottle.
  • Fleg.
  • Girnal / Girnel.
  • Threap.
  • Bodach.
  • Caledonian cream. CALEDONIAN CREAM Dictionaries of the Scots Language …
  • Whink. WHINK, v., n.
  • Hawkie.
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What is the Scottish slang for pretty girl?

Bonnie. 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 do Scots call potatoes?

The word "tattie" comes from the Scots word for potato.
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What does pishy mean in Scotland?

The Scottish word “pish” could mean several things, “your talking pish” means “I don't believe you”, “to pish” means “to urinate”, & “it is pishing down” means “it is raining very hard” (we use this one a lot).
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What is a geggy in Scotland?

A word for your mouth. Additional Information. A scottish slang.
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