Do you know this word? 👀 Lucy Porter on her new favourite scottish word. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Listen to #BreakingTheNews now on @bbcsounds 👉 bbc.in/4lLNIIk #BTN #LucyPorter #Scots #ScottishWords

Would you know what this word meant? 👀 Comedian Lucy Porter on her new favourite scottish word. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Listen to #BreakingTheNews now on @bbcsounds 👉 bbc.in/4lLNIIk #BTN #LucyPorter #Scots #ScottishWords

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A Scottish slang word meaning “completely drained of energy.” Example: “I stayed up all night binge-watching a show… I’m totally wabbit today!” 😴 #Wabbit #ScottishWords #WeirdWords #Exhausted #FunWithLanguage

📚 Exciting news! The Oxford English Dictionary has added 13 new Scottish words, including "shoogly" (unsteady), "skooshy" (squishy), "beamer" (smile), and "bummer" (disappointment)! 🥳 Dive into the rich tapestry of language! #ScottishWords #OED #LanguageLovers 🌍✨

#ScottishWordOfTheWeek is bolt! This is a playful instruction meaning "go away". Example sentence: "Yer aff yer heid! Bolt, ya rocket!". Translation: "You're out of your mind! Get lost, you maniac!" #scottishwords #scotslanguage

is Kagoul a Scottish word? Its a kind of light jacket, if I remember correctly! haven’t heard that for years! #kagoul #Scottish #scottishwords

#ScottishWordOfTheWeek is press! (pronounced /prɛs/) This word refers to a cupboard, typically in a wall recess. Example sentence: "Can ye put the towels in the press?" #scottishwords #scotslanguage

#ScottishWordOfTheWeek is bumfled! (pronounced /ˈbʌmfəld/) This typically describes a wrinkled piece of clothing, and can be said of someone who looks untidy. Example sentence: "His troosers are aw bumfled!" #scottishwords #scotslanguage

#ScottishWordOfTheWeek is hirple! (pronouced /ˈhɪrp(ə)l/) This verb means to hobble or limp. Example sentence: "I had to hirple home after I twisted my ankle." #scottishwords #scotslanguage

#ScottishWordOfTheWeek is drouth! (pronounced /druːθ/) This noun can refer to thirst – particularly for alcohol! – or a dry spell of weather. Robert Burns refers to "drouthy neebors" in his poem "Tam o' Shanter", meaning "thirsty neighbours". #scottishwords #scotslanguage

#ScottishWordOfTheWeek is fleg! (pronounced /flɛɡ/) This word can be used as a noun, meaning a fright, or a verb, meaning to frighten. Example sentences: "That loud noise gave me a fleg!" or "That'll fleg him..." #scottishwords #scotslanguage

#ScottishWordOfTheWeek is stramash! This noun refers to a brawl or hubbub. Example sentence: "Those fitba players got into a right stramash!" #scottishwords #scotslanguage

#ScottishWordOfTheWeek is hoachin! This adjective is most often used to describe a particularly crowded place. Example sentence: "Portobello beach is always hoachin when the sun comes out!" #scottishwords #scotslanguage

#ScottishWordOfTheWeek is shoogly! Shoogly is an adjective meaning wobbly or unsteady. It's best known as part of the popular Scottish idiom "yer jaiket's on a shoogly peg". This might be said to someone on thin ice! #scottishwords #scotslanguage

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#ScottishWordOfTheWeek is hee-haw! This is a negative word that describes something of little or no amount. Hee-haw basically means "nothing". Example sentence: "Yer gettin' hee-haw." This translates to: "You're getting nothing." #scottishwords #scotslanguage

#ScottishWordOfTheWeek is dram! "A wee dram" is typically a small drink of whisky, but a dram can also be an alcoholic drink of any size. #scottishwords #Scotslanguage

#ScottishWordOfTheWeek is snaw! This is just the Scots word for snow. Who's had plenty of snaw during this week's cold snap? #scottishwords #Scotslanguage

Happy Word Nerd Day! As I sit here, cosy in my office gazing out of the window, I'm reminded of one of my favourite words: dreich. A wonderfully descriptive Scottish adjective, it perfectly captures the dull, grey, damp weather we have here today. #WordNerdDay #ScottishWords