- I’ll gie ye a skelpit lug! – I’ll give you a slap on the ear.
- Whit’s fur ye’ll no go by ye! – What’s meant to happen will happen.
- Skinny Malinky Longlegs! – A tall thin person.
- Lang may yer lum reek! – May you live long and stay well.
- Speak o’ the Devil! – Usually said when you have been talking about someone – they usually appear.
- Black as the Earl of Hell’s Waistcoat! – Pitch black.
- Failing means yer playin! – When you fail at something at least you’re trying.
- Mony a mickle maks a muckle! – Saving a small amount soon builds up to a large amount.
- Keep the heid! – Stay calm, don’t get upset.
- We’re a’ Jock Tamson’s bairns! – We’re all God’s children, nobody is better than anybody else – we’re all equal.
- Dinnae teach yer Granny tae suck eggs! – Don’t try to teach someone something they already know.
- Dinnae marry fur money! – Don’t marry for money – you can borrow it cheaper.
- Is the cat deid? – Has the cat died? Means your trousers are a bit short – like a flag flying at half mast.
- Haud yer wheesht! – Be quiet.
- Noo jist haud on! – Now just hold it, slow down, take your time.
- Hell slap it intae ye! – Means it’s your own fault.
- I’m fair puckled! – I’m short of breath.
- Do yer dinger. – Loudly express disapproval.
- Gie it laldy. – Do something with gusto.
- Ah dinnae ken. – I don’t know.
- Haste Ye Back! – Farewell saying meaning “return soon”.
- It’s a dreich day! – Said in reference to the weather, when it’s cold, damp and miserable.
Some Scottish sayings that are not so old ……
- Gonnae no’ dae that! – Going to not do that.
- Pure dead brilliant – Exceptionally good.
- Yer bum’s oot the windae – You’re talking rubbish.
- Am pure done in – I’m feeling very tired.
- Am a pure nick – I don’t look very presentable.
- Ah umnae – I am not.
- Ma heid’s mince – My head’s a bit mixed up.
- Yer oot yer face! – You’re very drunk.
- Yer aff yer heid – You’re off your head – a little bit daft.
And some Scottish slang words ……
- Aboot – About
- Ain – Own
- Auld – Old
- Aye – Yes
- Bahooky – Backside, bum
- Bairn – Baby
- Bampot- Idiot
- Barry- splendid
- Baw – Ball
- Bawface – Describes someone with a big round face.
- Ben – Mountain, or through
- Bevvy-drink
- Bide – Depending on the context, means wait, or stay.
- Blether – Talkative, when referred to a person. To “have a blether” is to have a chat.
- Blutered- very drunk
- Boggin-filthy or disgusting
- Bonnie – Beautiful
- Bowfing – Smelly, horrible
- Braw – Good, or brilliant
- Breeks – Trousers
- Coo – Cow
- Clorty- Filthy
- Crabbit – Bad tempered
- Cry – Call, as in what do you call him?
- Dae – Do
- Dauner – Walk – “I’m away for a dauner”
- Didnae – Didn’t
- Dinnae – Don’t
- Dour- glum
- Drap – Drop
- Dreep – Drip
- Drookit – Soaking wet
- Druth- thirsty
- Dug – Dog
- Dunderheid, Eejit, Galoot, Numptie – All mean idiot
- Dunt – Bump
- Eedjit- idiot
- Feart – Afraid
- Fusty- mouldy
- Frae – From
- Galoot- idiot
- Gallus – Bravado, over-confident
- Gang – Go
- Gaunnae – Going to
- Geggie – Mouth, as in “shut your geggie”
- Glaikit – Stupid, slow on the uptake
- Goonie – Nightgown
- Greet – Cry
- Gubbed - Badly
- Gumption – Common sense, initiative
- Gurne- Sulk
- Guttered- Drunk
- Gutties - Plimsolls
- Hae – Have
- Hame – Home
- Hammered- Drunk
- Haud – Hold
- Haver – Talk rubbish
- Hing – Hang
- Hoachin’ – Very busy
- Hokin’ – Rummaging
- Honkin’, Hummin’, Howlin’ – Bad smell
- Hoose – House
- Houghin - Revolting
- Hunner – Hundred
- Hurkle Durkle - messing about
- Huvnae – Haven’t
- Invershnecky- Inverness
- Jobbie - going for shit
- Keech - bird poo
- Keek – A little look
- Ken – Know
- Lum – Chimney
- Mair – More
- Mannie - little man
- Manky - Filthy
- Merrit – Married
- Messages - groceries
- Mockit, Mingin’, Boggin’ – All mean dirty
- Moose – Mouse
- Naw – No
- Neep, Tumshie – Turnip
- Noo – Now
- Numpty - idiot
- Oot – Out
- Peely Wally – Pale
- Piece – A sandwich
- Poke – (to poke – to prod) (a poke – a paper bag)
- Pus - Mouth
- Radgees - Crazy young lads
- Reek – Smell, emit smoke
- Riddy – A red face, embarrassed
- Scran - Food
- Screwball – Unhinged, mad
- Scullery – Kitchen
- Scunnered – Bored, fed up
- Shoogle – Shake
- Shoogly – Shaky, wobbly
- Shuftie - take a look
- Shunky - Toilet
- Simmet – Gents singlet
- Skelp – Slap
- Skoosh – Lemonade (or fizzy drink)
- Skrechin- shriek
- Sleekit – Sly
- Stookie – Plaster cast (for a broken bone)
- Stour – Dust
- Swally - drunk
- Tartle - panic when forgetting someones name
- Tattie – Potato
- Tattyboggler - Scarecrow
- Telt – Told
- Teuchtar - someone for far north west Scotland
- Thon – That
- Wean – Child
- Weegie- Glasgow person
- Wellies – Wellington boots
- Wheest - be quiet
- Whit – What
- Willnae – Will not
- Widnae – Would not
- Windae – Window
- Wummin – Women
- Ye – You
- Yer – Your
- Yin – One
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