Scottish Slang

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1. Bloody - Damn. Socially acceptable to use, some of my teachers use it, and my gran does too. You can't use this enough.

2. Arse - ass but more derogatory. You wouldn't say this to your grandparents, generally. Parents, it depends who you are.

3. Fiver - £5. Everyone says this all the time.

4. Tenner - £10. Ditto fiver.

5. Quid - £1. Ditto tenner.

6. Grand - £1000. Obviously lesser said than fiver unless you're Ed Sheeran or someone but people normally say this.

7. A Ned (Non Educated Delinquent)- i think Americans call them townies??

8. Mum - Mom.

9. Nappy - Diaper.

10. Lift - Elevator

11. Pavement - Sidewalk.

12. Cock-up - fuck up. (Well, that was a cock-up)

13. Cakehole - mouth. IE: Shut your cakehole!

14. Bloke - Man. Most people say this.

15. Knackered - tired. "I'm off to bed, me, i'm knackered." the K is silent.

16. Pear-shaped - gone wrong. "It's all gone a bit pear-shaped."

17. Local - nearby pub. "I'm off for a drink at the local."

18. Fit - hot. "He's fit, him."

19. Bollocks - balls. Sometimes used as an exclamation, like "Shit!"

20. Fanny- Vagina. Often used as a low key insult (Aw he's a right fanny)

22. Shag - screw. Shag is less derogatory than screw.

23. Uni - short for university. Is that your college?

24. Secondary school/High School - Ages 11/12 till 17/18

25. Primary School- Ages 5-11

26. Telly - television.

27. Chips - Fries.

28. Crisps - Chips.

29. Full Stop - Period. The punctuation kind.

30. Crap - Less derogatory form of Shit.

31. Wanker - technically, this means someone who jerks off, but it's used as an insult.

32. Dickhead - another insult.

33. Twat - Some people use this as an insult.

34. Cunt - vagina. Commonly used as an insult. Is considered worse than any other (You're a cunt!)

38. Autumn - Fall

39. Biscuit - cookie.

40. Bonnet (a car bonnet) - hood.

41. Boot (of a car) - Trunk

42. Flannel - washcloth

43. Glaswegian - someone from Glasgow

44. Dodgy - suspicious/not quite right. "Ooh, he looks a bit dodgy/My pen's being dodgy!"

45. Tad - A bit. "Are you cold?" "Just a tad."

46. Cheers- Thank you

47. Absofuckinglutely - a very enthusiastic yes. (Us Scots swear. A lot.)

48. Fortnight - two weeks.

49. Gutted - Devastated

50. Chuffed - proud, happy of something someone's done for you.(Aw I'm well chuffed)

51. Bawbag- scrotum. Usually used about someone who is annoying. (He's a pure bawbag)

52. Bevvy- Drinking Alcohol (You having a bevvy the night?)

53. Aye- Yes

54. Bairn- child/baby

55. Wean (Pronounced "Wayne")- Child (I've got watch the wean the night)

56. The Night- Tonight

57. Tap- to borrow (Could I tap a tenner till the morra?)

58. Morra- tomorrow

59. Tube- idiot (You're a fucking tube, mate)

60. Pissed- Drunk

61. Gassed- Drunk

62. Hammered- Drunk

63. Steamin'- Drunk

64. Wasted- Drunk

65. Ratsarsed- Drunk

66. Shite- Shit. (Ususally, Shite is used in a less gross/insulting manner. You would say "I'm off for a shite" and not "I'm off for a shit")

67. Jag- Injection

68. Hole- Sex/Laid (I'm getting my hole the night)

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