adj
(Scotland) quarrelsome
n
(chiefly Scotland) That which is unsubstantial, trashy, or deceptive.
n
(especially Northern England, Scotland, Northern Ireland) Alternative spelling of blather [(derogatory) Nonsensical or foolish talk.]
n
(Louisiana, Montreal) A boo-boo (minor injury)
v
(UK, dialect) To sniggle, or fish with a brog.
n
(golf) A driver or a brassy with a convex face.
v
Alternative form of chiack [(Australia, New Zealand, Britain, transitive) To taunt or tease.]
n
(Scots) mob, rabble, crowd; odds and ends, rubbish; nonsense.
n
Alternative spelling of clusterbùrach [(Scotland, informal, neologism) A total mess, catastrophic failure, fiasco.]
n
(slang, euphemistic) A clusterfuck.
n
(Scotland, informal, neologism) A total mess, catastrophic failure, fiasco.
n
(Scotland, archaic) Bad poetry; doggerel.
v
Alternative spelling of cruel [(chiefly Australia, New Zealand) To spoil or ruin (one's chance of success)]
n
(Scotland, dialectal) The shock felt when one first plunges into cold water.
v
(Scotland, obsolete) to stun, to stupefy
n
(idiomatic, by extension) Anything that doesn’t work properly, or fails to come up to expectations; a dud.
n
(chiefly Scotland) doubt
adj
(Ulster) quick-tempered
v
(transitive, dated) To streak; to variegate
n
(obsolete) A bushel basket.
v
(obsolete, UK, dialect) To frighten; to worry.
n
Alternative form of gilravage [(Scotland) Noisy riotous conduct.]
n
(Scotland, historical) A cry of "gardyloo".
adj
(UK, Scotland, dialect) ghastly; hideous
v
(dated, fandom slang) To annoy; to irritate.
adj
(chiefly Scotland) Turbid, troubled
n
A farter; someone who farts
n
(figuratively, US) Any unstable situation.
n
(Australia, New Zealand, colloquial) hard work
n
(uncountable, Scotland, slang) Nothing.
n
(colloquial) One who is humped.
adj
(obsolete, Scotland) insane or mad.
adj
Alternative form of kerflooey [(US, slang) kaput]
n
(Scotland, dialect) A convulsive fit of coughing or laughter; a sonorous indraft of breath; a whoop; a gasp of breath caused by laughing, coughing, or crying.
v
(rare) To talk big; to exaggerate.
n
(Scotland) A grimace; a wry face.
v
(Scotland, transitive) To barter.
n
(television) A cutaway scene of a television interviewer nodding, used to cover an editing gap in an interview.
n
Alternative spelling of noogie [(slang) An act of putting a person in a headlock and rubbing one's knuckles on the other person's head, often a playful gesture of affection when done lightly.]
n
(countable, Roblox) Clipping of obstacle course. [A course with a series of physical challenges that one performs sequentially.]
v
(intransitive, UK, dialect) To eat with a feeble appetite.
v
(intransitive) To act timidly or cautiously.
adj
(Tyneside, Scotland, Yorkshire, Cumbria) Violent or crazy.
n
(Scotland) A remark or complaint repeated incessantly.
adj
(UK, dialect) Resembling or containing ratchel.
n
(slang, obsolete) An unsteady, volatile person.
n
(originally theater, uncountable) General background noise caused by several simultaneous indecipherable conversations, which is created in films, stage plays, etc., by actors repeating the word rhubarb; hence, such noise in other settings.
adj
Alternative spelling of rickety [Of an object: not strong or sturdy, as because of poor construction or upkeep; not safe or secure.]
adj
(Scotland) Hoarse; husky.
n
A difficulty or problem.
v
Alternative form of shemozzle [(slang) To scarper; to run away; to flee.]
n
Alternative form of snicklefritz [(US, dialectal, especially Pennsylvania) A child, especially a mischievous one; especially as a nickname or term of endearment, or exasperation. Alternative letter-case form of Snicklefritz.]
n
Alternative form of snicklefritz [(US, dialectal, especially Pennsylvania) A child, especially a mischievous one; especially as a nickname or term of endearment, or exasperation. Alternative letter-case form of Snicklefritz.]
n
(Scotland) grossness; bawdiness; obscenity
v
(UK, Scotland, dialect) To cause to loathe, or feel disgust at.
adj
(Northern England, Scotland) wild, energetic, romping, boisterous, rambunctious
n
(obsolete, UK, slang) A person who goes half-naked on the streets in order to beg for money.
n
(informal) Something very easy; a piece of cake.
n
(Scotland) Verbal abuse; insolence; guff.
n
(nautical, slang) A powerful gale.
v
(Scotland, now rare) To make romantic advances to; to flirt.
v
(Britain, transitive) To fritter away.
n
(humorous) Synonym of round tuit
adj
(Scotland) Conceited; presumptuous.
v
(Britain, Internet slang) To make meaningless comments.
v
(Scotland, intransitive) To be hungry.
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