One of the things I miss most about home is our strange unique words. Here are 50 of my favourites.

1. My 50 favourite weird Scottish words Nicola Swankie

2. 1. Aye Pronounced: Eye Meaning: Yes

3. Bairn 2. Bairn Pronounced: Bearn Meaning: Child

4. 3. Bampot Pronounced: Bam-pot Meaning: Idiot

5. 4. Barry Pronounced: Ba-ree Meaning: Splendid

6. 5. Bevvy Pronounced: Bev-ee Meaning: Drink, alcoholic

7. 6. Blutered Pronounced: Blue-turd Meaning: Very drunk

8. 7. Boggin Pronounced: Bog-inn Meaning: Filthy, Disgusting

9. 8. Bonnie Pronounced: Bon-nee Meaning: Nice, pretty

10. 9. Coo Pronounced: Coo-ooo Meaning: Hairy Cow

11. 10. Ceilidh Pronounced: Kale-eee Meaning: A dancing party

12. 11. Clorty Pronounced: Clort-tae Meaning: Filthy

13. 12. Crabit Pronounced: Krab-it Meaning: Grumpy

14. 13. Dour Pronounced: Doo-r Meaning: Glum, never smiles

15. 14. Druth Pronounced: Drew-th Meaning: Thirsty

16. 15. Eedjit Pronounced: ee-jit Meaning: Idiot

17. 16. Fusty Pronounced: Foo-stee Meaning: Mouldy

18. 17. Gadgee Pronounced: Gad-gee Meaning: Bogan type person

19. 18. Galoot Pronounced: Gal-loot Meaning: Idiot

20. 19. Greeting Pronounced: Greet-ing Meaning: Crying

21. 20. Gubbed Pronounced: Gub’d Meaning: Beaten, badly

22. 21. Gurne Pronounced: Gurn Meaning: Sulk

23. 22. Guttered Pronounced: Gut-turd Meaning: Drunk

24. 23. Gutties Pronounced: Gut-tees Meaning: Plimsoles

25. 24. Hammered Pronounced: Ham-erd Meaning: Drunk

26. 25. Haver Pronounced: H-ave-er Meaning: Talk too much

27. 26. Hoachin Pronounced: Hoe-chin Meaning: really busy crowd

28. 27. Houghin Pronounced: How-fin Meaning: Revolting

29. 28. Invershnecky Pronounced: Inn-ver-schneck-ee Meaning: Inverness

30. 29. Keech Pronounced: Key-ech Meaning: Bird crap

31. 30. Ken Pronounced: Ken Meaning: know, as in ‘do you know?’

32. 31. Mannie Pronounced: man-nee Meaning: Little man

33. 32. Manky Pronounced: Man-kee Meaning: Filthy

34. 33. Messages Pronounced: Mess-a-jez Meaning: Groceries

35. 34. Minging Pronounced: Ming-inn Meaning: Disgusting

36. 35. Numpty Pronounced: Nump-tee Meaning: Idiot

37. 36. Och Pronounced: o-ch Meaning: Oh, as in ‘oh never mind’

38. 37. Pus Pronounced: Pus Meaning: Mouth

39. 38. Radgees Pronounced: Radge-ees Meaning: Crazy young guys

40. 39. Scran Pronounced: Sc-ran Meaning: Food

41. 40. Schoogle Pronounced: Shoe-gull Meaning: Wobbly

42. 41. Shuftey Pronounced: Shuff-tee Meaning: To have a wee peek

43. 42. Shunky Pronounced: Shun-key Meaning: Toilet

44. 43. Skrechin Pronounced: scr-eh-ch-in Meaning: A shrek or unpleasant noise

45. 44. Sleekit Pronounced: slee-kit Meaning: Cunning/Sly

46. 45. Stookey Pronounced: S-too-key Meaning: Plastercast for a broken arm/leg

47. 46. Swally Pronounced: Swal-lee Meaning: Drink

48. 47. Tattyboggler Pronouced: Tat-ee-bog-ler Meaning: Scarecrow

49. 48. Teuchtar Pronouced: Ch-uch-ter Meaning: Person from far North or West of Scotland

50. 49. Weegie Pronouced: Wee-jee Meaning: Person from Glasgow

51. 50. Wheesht Pronouced: Whee-sht Meaning: Be quiet