Glossary

A - aye – (Scots) yes

awright – (Scots) all right, alright

B - barred – banned from entering somewhere

bird – (slang) girl or woman

bookies – bookmakers, betting shop 

bling – (slang) flashy and showy accessories 

buroo – (Scots slang) - The Jobcentre or Employment Office. Unemployment or Social Security benefit

C - canny – (Scots) can not 

D - doofus – (slang) someone who hasn’t a clue 

DMs – Doc Martens shoes or boots made by ‘Dr Marten’

    dug – (Scots) dog

E - Eighty Shilling – a kind of beer

F - fag – (slang) cigarette

    flutter – a small bet or wager

funpire –(slang) a play on the word ‘vampire’- someone who sucks all the fun out of life!

G - git – (slang) annoying or dislikeable person

get tae – (Scots) go away!

K - kitty – a shared fund of money 

M - manky – dirty, filthy 

menodge – (Scots from the French ‘ménage’) also monoge or minoge. A kind of savings club

mingin – (Scots) revolting, horrible or unpleasant

    minted – (slang) rich, well-off

N - nae – (Scots) not any

    naw – (Scots) no

    natter – to talk, to chatter 

    numpty – (slang) stupid person 

O - ocht – (Scots) oh

R - radge – (Scots) crazy or angry. A mad or violent person

S - SECC – The Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre

    skint – short of money

    slaver – (Scots) saliva

smartarse – someone who thinks they’re clever

    spewin – (Scots) vomiting, being sick

T - ta – thanks, thank you 

    tin pail – (rhyming slang) jail 

‘That’ll be shining’ (rhyming slang) – That’ll be shining bright – right

W - WAG – the wife or girlfriend of a footballer 

    wee – (Scots) little