Would you like to know what the Scottish words mean especially if you are coming to Scotland ?

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Hoots man, see you Jimmy, it's a braw bricht moonlicht nicht the nicht, och aye the noo.
 We look to Scotland for all our ideas of civilisation  

 Said    - Voltaire  and  Suzie s


While quizzing visitors to Scotland, 'language' appeared in the top ten answers, not because of 'Gaelic' or 'Scots' but due to a genuine problem with understanding what locals were saying. Visitors have on occasions thought fast-spoken residents were speaking Gaelic (pronounced gallic). 
By the eleventh century Gaelic, a tongue originating from Ireland, was becoming a dominant language in Scotland. However, by the sixteenth century it was confined to the northern and western areas. A new law was passed in 1695, encouraging the setting up of English Schools in the Highlands. This regulation was a clear attempt to dissuade people from using the language. In recent years there's been an upsurge in people learning 'the Gaelic'. 
A helpful guide for visiting tourists: 
 
If someone offers you a Glasgow kiss, refuse. (It's a less than charming expression for head butting.)
 
A free house does not mean the drinks are free. (It's a pub not owned by a brewery.)
 
Steamboats doesn't mean ships driven by steam. (It's an expression of drunkenness.)
 
A square go is not a boxed set of traffic lights. (It's someone asking you for a fight.)
 
A *** is not a gay person. (It's a cigarette.)
 
Lifted by the police doesn't mean raised in the air. (It means arrested.)
 
Being knocked up doesn't mean becoming pregnant. (It's a term used to awaken someone from his or her slumber.)
 
A Highland fling has nothing to do with extra-marital relations up north. (It's a Scottish dance.)
 
Being called 'hen' does not mean you look foul. (It's a term of endearment.)
 
A nappy is not a napkin for wiping your mouth. (It's a diaper.)


	Ten Scottish words: 
 
Cuddie - horse.
 
Puddock - frog.
 
Bubbly Jock - turkey.
 
Tattie Bogle - scarecrow.
 
Dyke - wall.
 
Breeks - trousers.
 
Minging - rather smelly.
 
Puggie - gambling machine.
 
Spirtle - porridge stirrer.
 
Baffies - slippers.





Visitor: "Can you tell me where the railway station is?"
Scotsman: (wildly gesticulating) "Ochayenaebother
-palit'sdoontheroadandturnleftattheweehooseonthecorner."
Visitor: (perplexed) "Are you a tourist too" 



"A monument dedicated to the Scottish pastime of doughnut hurling" 	A useful guide to the pronunciation of Scottish place names 
 
Leuchars - Loo-cars.
 
Edinburgh - Edin-burr-ah.
 
Kirkcaldy - Kirk-cawdie.
 
Culross - Coo-ross.
 
Milngavie - Mill-guy.
 
Dounreay - Doom-ray-radio- active-run-fast.
 
Kingussie - King-ewe-sea.
 
Gullane - Gillin if you're posh, Gullan if you're not.
 
Peebles - Pea-bills.
 
Dumfries - Dumb-freeze.





    Did You Know?

The words of exclamation, surprise or disgust "Great Scot!" originated in America. The words refer to General Winfield Scott (1786 -1866) - possibly due to his notorious fussiness and pomposity as a presidential candidate. 
 



The lowlanders had their own language 'Scots', an offshoot from old English mixed with many European influences. The dilution of 'Scots' was hastened by the Union of the Crowns in 1603, when James VI moved his court to London and by the Union of the Parliaments in 1707, when English became the language of Government. At school, "speak properly" meant "speak English". Thankfully the culling was not fatal and large chunks of 'Scots' remain within our diction. Not only that, the lingo seems to be evolving within our own brand of English like any other living vernacular. The posh Scot thinks 'sex' is what the potatoes are delivered in.

Ms Mat Urity · Accepted Answer

Then there's - Stathaven - Straven

Midden - place where you keep your refuge bins
Black Man or nougat - A wafer with cream in the middle, surrounded
                                 by chocolate and ice cream put between 2 of 
                                 them. (Black Man seems to be used in
                                           Lanarkshire)
Gutties - Plimsoles as in light shoes you do gym in
Pokies  - Mitten gloves
The Shuvle of Bookies  -  Bookmakers for placing bets, 
                                     mainly on horses
Pokeyhat - Ice cream cone
Tick Man -  A gentleman who collects money on something you have
                  aquired and you pay towards it weekly.
The Glory Hole - Usually a walk in cupboard in a house that you
                         store all the junk of the day

Oh Susie I have loads more but I've got to go and collect my daughter at the airport..........this is great fun.......thanks!!!

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Would you like to know what the Scottish words mean especially if you are coming to Scotland ?
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Hoots man, see you Jimmy, it's a braw bricht moonlicht nicht the nicht, och aye the noo.
 We look to Scotland for all our ideas of civilisation  

 Said    - Voltaire  and  Suzie s


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Some Other Guy · Answer

Aye Suzie lass, your stuff is always a delight.
I'm not Scottish but between you, Craig and Billy, I sometimes  wish I were.
By the way Craig says "doughnut" is a term for a "rude" part of the body, as in ,"raffle yer doughnut" so what is "doughnut hurling"?
Also I "understood" what the Scotsman was saying. Does this mean I have been watching the ' Late Late Show with T.V.'s own Craig Ferguson" too much?

boofuswoolie · Answer

Irish here 
LEUCHARS = (marsh) RUSHES in Irish Gaelic ( RAF are really in the rushes there!) 

KINGUSSIE= Ceann Gùise in Irish Gaelic = Outcrop of Fir Trees (Yip Fir country!)

KIRKCALDY= The Church od the Cèile Dè` = The Culdees were a strict Irish monastic reform group who "shuch-up" the lax observances ,
EDINBOROUGH = Dùn Eadan  + Irish Gaelic = Fort on the Brough

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Anonymous · Answer

LOL, Was stationed in scotland many times and you have just reminded me of the 2 old ladies sat in a cafe in lossiemouth many years ago. One old lady looks at the sweet stand and asks "Hey Doris, is that a doughnut or a merangue?"  Her friend replies "Yer nay rang Helen, it's a doughnut"

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&#39;ol Geezer · Answer

SUZI, THANK YOU ! THANK YOU ! THANK YOU !
Thank you for the lesson's !
 Wife and I will be visiting your "Fair Country", next month and so looking forward to "seeing" the sight's and "hearing" the sounds of Scotland. 
Your "tutorials" and "history lesson" has given us a "head start" for our adventure. 
(Especially the "pronouncing of "Kingussie". I'm going there for a "personal" reason, and will need to "communicate with the locals.
Thank you  !)
 See you in Edinburgh ? If not, here's to your health !
OG

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