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Dictionaries Of The Scots Language

Dictionaries Of The Scots Language

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Scots Word of the Week: Cludgie

Tomorrow is World Toilet Day, hence this week’s word. Dictionaries of the Scots Language defines cludgie as “a slang term for a water-closet”. ...

18.11.2023 7

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Dictionaries Of The Scots Language

Scots Word of the Week: Ill-trickit

Dictionaries of the Scots Language (DSL) defines ill-trickit as: “Prone to play tricks, full of mischief, roguish”. DSL’s records date back to...

14.10.2023 2

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Scots Word of the Week: Fleg

I heard this used recently in the context of someone getting a fright. In the Dictionaries of the Scots Language (DSL) it is defined as: “a fright,...

30.09.2023 6

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Dictionaries Of The Scots Language

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