What do they call people from Dundee?
Dundee
| Dundee Dùn Dè (Scottish Gaelic) | |
|---|---|
| Demonym(s) | Dundonian |
| Time zone | UTC±0 (GMT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST) |
| Postcode Areas | DD1-5 |
What is a Hairie?
A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700) Hairie, a. [e.m.E. hayrie (1535).] Made of hair.
What does Haud yer Wheesht mean?
Shut up
Haud yer wheesht! – Shut up. Gie it laldy. – Doing something with energy or inappropriateness.
What does teckle mean in Dundee?
Great, amazing, very good
Teckle. Great, amazing, very good.
What does Dundee mean in slang?
• Dundee United – Nigerian slang for an idiot, as revealed on a BBC documentary about the country’s capital Lagos in 2010.
What does caw canny mean?
Go easy/Don
Caw canny meaning “Go easy/Don’t overdo it”, as in Caw canny wi the butter, “Don’t use up the butter”
What is Bawbag?
Its dictionary definition is “a Scots word meaning scrotum, in Scots vernacular a term of endearment but in English could be taken as an insult”. …
What does affy mean in Scottish?
To trust
To trust; to put trust or confidence in (a person or thing).
What kind of words do Dundonian people use?
Dundonian/Scots uses older, short vowel sounds in words like ‘hoose’, ‘moose’ and ‘coo’ (like Norwegian) instead of ‘house’, ‘mouse’ and ‘cow’ (like English).
Are there any Scots words only understood in Dundee?
Dundee shares the fine Scots tongue with the rest of the country, there are however, some words which are only used and understood by the fine residents of Dundee! This leaves the rest of Scotland and the UK firmly in the dark, with words such as Cundie, Peh and Dowp, can you think of any others?
What are some of the most common insults for men?
Meanwhile, insults for men largely stem from allusions to weakness and femininity, either from references to women or stereotypically feminine men, such as pussy, cunt, sissy, wimp, poofter, motherfucker, cocksucker, son of a bitch.
What do you call a mischievous kid in Scotland?
Meet an equally-mischievous kid in Glasgow, though, and you might hear them called a ‘gallus wean.’ Scots is a language with a huge number of local varieties, each with its own distinctive character, and part of the experience of travelling around Scotland is hearing it straight from the mouths of locals – and possibly asking what it means!