How Scottish are you? Who knows these words? Peely Wally – Meaning pale skinned due to lack of sunshine, something that applies to the majority of Scots, in Scotland. Greet – To cry or weep, not to say hello. Such as “Stop greetin, it wasnae that sair”. Gallus – Self confident, cheeky or a rascal, such as “He’s pure gallus, by the way”. Blether – Prounced to rhymn with tether . As in “I met your granny doon the street and we had a right good blether.” Fouter – Pronouced foo-ter , meaning one who muddles through or a fiddly, tiresome job as in “This is a right fouter, this”. Wheesht – A call for silence, especially children. Such as “Will ye wheesht, you pair! Ma heid’s loupin”. Ceilidh – Pronounced kay-lee . A traditional dance normally accompanied by someone on a fiddle or accordion. Crabbit – Prounced krab-it . Meaning grumpy and bad tempered, such as “Yer a crabbit get, so ye are”. Eedjit – Pronounced ee-jit . Meaning idiot, simpleton, one not possessed of all their mental faculties, such as “Yer aff yer heid, ye eejit.” Glaikit – Prounced gla-kit , meaning stupid, foolish or not very bright. An insult, such as “Wid ye look at the glakit look on his coupon (face)”.
Posted on: Sat, 13 Sep 2014 15:38:50 +0000
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