Some glaswegian / scottish phrases?

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Zippy

I would recommend that you buy a copy of a book called "The Complete Patter" written by Michael Munro and John Byrne, published by Birlinn Ltd. It will cost £4.49 new or a few pence for a used copy from Amazon.

This book is the ultimate guide to the Glaswegian dialect, and the best investment you'll ever make, to help you learn this (almost) impenetrable language.

Not only is it a fabulously funny read, (even to native Glaswegians) it will tell you everything you need to know about speaking like a true Weegie. Treat it as you would any phrase book or dictionary

A lot of Glaswegians speak English too! - in fact, many of us consider ourselves to be truly bi-lingual - switching effortlessly between English (as taught in schools), and Glaswegian as the situation requires.

Those you meet may start a conversation in Glaswegian, but will revert to English, (although it may not sound like English!) when it's apparent that you "dinny unnerstaun" (don't understand). Some of those who can speak Glaswegian ONLY, will be NEDS (non-educated delinquents).

Neds (called "chavs" in the rest of the UK), should be avoided at all costs. Thankfully, they are easily identified by their uniform of cheap nylon sports clothing - although, strangely, they never engage in sports.

Enjoy your time in our fair city... and just to get you started ....here's a question you might be asked when you arrive in Glasgow.

"Wherrd'yaecumfae?" or Wherryefae?" (Where are you from?)

Your reply might be
"AahmfaeOz" - (Actually, I'm Australian)

Georgiebob

You'll get pumped - I find you attractive
Ma erse is like the Japanese flag - That was a rather spicy curry
Smell ma finger - I met your mother last night

Xx_cc_xX

Cheers bawbag - thanks very much

Gimee a gobbel - can I have a beer

The famine is over - no dessert thanks, i'm full

ECK

Broon soss........Brown sauce
Ceich......feices
DS......Drug squad
eny sper cheynge......please help the homeless
boot yer boz...i'll seriously decrease your chances of becoming a father
geeza f@g......do you have a spare cigarette

NONAME

kiss ma proddy baws ya fenian basturt..............say it to a celtic fan theyll love it

falgee

*** glesgae, come ti the East Coast and meet some real men.

The rehn in Dundee fahs mainly doon the Cundee.

♥ caroline ♥

There are lots of many different phrases and words that Glaswegians use. Many of them you will already have heard, but some you may not understand. Check out these links which I hope you will find useful - http://www.igs.net/~gmcgaw/patter.html
http://www.glesga.ndo.co.uk/glesgaglossary.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glasgow_patter
Hope you have a great time in Glasgow. A warm welcome awaits you!

bear in the big blue house

this is what you have been looking for
http://www.firstfoot.com/php/glossary/phpglossar_0.8/index.php?letter=t

Reggie

have a listen to this and have a great time you will smashing place smashing people?look up for Billy Connolly on Youtube videos as I cant get connected just now?also Hen is a woman ?as in hello hen?see that bloke over there that's a guy ?

Claire L

Okay - get ready to take notes.

Soap dodging baste-rd - doesn't wash - always a laugh (:
i shagged yer maw - yeah had sex with.
dobber - penis
****-stain baste-rd - ahaaaa that's my favourite

hmmm ..

dick dome - dick head
square go - the worst thing to here in glasgow, runnnnnnnnnn when you here that (:

Priscilla Duck

weegie - someone from Glasgow.
pal - an extremely unfriendly word tagged on at the end of sentences
heid - head
baw - ball
heid the baw - a crazy person
loupin - painful
numpty - complete idiot
wee ned - young person with no manners/class
bampot - crazy person
bairn - child
dug - dog
mucker - friend
jobby - poo
minger - dirty person

There are way too many to list here. They hardest thing to understand is the accent and the mad ways they run words into one another: "Ah wantae go tae pub"

MrKnowitall

It would be very difficult to write down the way we speak in Glasgow - even although it IS English . Phrases like ....

Gaun Yersel - Go by yourself.
Nae Borra - No trouble at all.
Ya daftie - You idiot.
Geeza brek - Give me a break .
Gonny no dae that - Will you please stop doing that.
Ahm gonny batter yer melt in - Im going to hit you .
Ahm gone oot tae get blootered - Im going out for some alchoholic beverage .

Or even

You look pure glakit - You look foolish .
Ah want tae get aff wey you - I would like to kiss you : )
Dont try to rip the pish oot ah me - dont try to take advantage of me.

Good luck and have a great time in Scotland. Awrra best ; )

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The Duck and Mr knowitall's answers are best.

The kind of language you'll need to cope with will depend on where you are. If you're in the South then the Scots are (slightly) easier to understand cos they're not so heavy with the lingo. Gan up tae Lossie, Glasgae, Stirling etc and ur in a state ayy :)

Not sure if they mentioned:

Jakey - Scottish slang for pisshead, old waster, wino,low-life.

Although we'll say "gan for a jakey" if we're going to get wasted.

Ned - Non Educated Delinquent, (those kids with the trackies)

Reed-neek - If you've got one of these it means you're embarressed

Quine - Girl

Fudgie™

`We are the people`....feck the pope ya micky b@stard

jackie m

If you are coming to Glasgow I wouldn't bother about our phrases, I would learn African or Pakistan/Indian, with some Polish and Chinese

Silly Jilly ♣

**** Bandit
To be Gay
Scott Kelly

**** piece
An insult said to someone annoying you
Nicola

**** wipe
General insult
Lynne and David B

Aye
Yes
Jamie Haggart

Backie
Help a friend climb a wall or to carry a passenger on a bicycle
Chris Stewart

Bahookie
BUM
Russell

Baltic
Really cold
David

Bampot
Person of an unstable nature
stuart.mcalpine

Bamstick
Akin to a bampot, perhaps a liitle more complex
donnie mcdonald

Banjo sandwich
fried egg piece with a runny yolk
Big G

Banjoed
Getting hit, Punched
Barry Strang

Bar L
Barlinnie jail
Stacey-Jayne

Barras
The barrows market
TAYLOR

Barrbru, Babru
Irn Bru
Kevin Dallas

Barry White
Shite
Alan Delisle

Bass, or Ya Bass
Forever, like Tongs Forever. From some 60s gangs Italian background
Iain

Bass, Ya
Bastard, word originally used by the gorbals gangs from the 1960s
Rory Hughes

Baw herr
Ball Hair
Sandra

Bawbag
Ballbag, term of endearment.
Ashley

Baws
Balls
Big Chris

Bead Rattler
Catholic
Bubbs

Beelin
Angry
Fi, Lynne and Belic

Beezer
something good
Big Bob

Bell tinky
Give it your all
Alan Davis

Beltar, or Beltur
Super duper.
Tam

Belter
Something that is good
Barry Strang

Berry's, The
****** brilliant
P Mc Govern

Big Hoose
Prison
Karen Lee

Bin
Horrible disgusting person
Laura Grant

Bingo Bus
Police Van
E Johns

Bint
cow, *****
vonney

Black Maria
The large black police bus that takes neds to court from police offices
Austin

Black necks
Dirty Person
TAYLOR

Blawin fur tugs
Knackered
Gordon Cook

Blazin
Drunk
Paddy O

Bleach or bleached
to hit or repeatedly hit with blunt instrument i.e a bottle

Blootered
Drunk
Ralph, Sarah

Blow
Hash

Boabie
Penis
Scott McCue

Boak
Vomit
Rebecca

Boatle a' soup.
Buckfast wine
Alan Davis

Boattle
Bottle
David Green

Bob Hope
Rhyming slang for Dope.

Boggin
Filthy, Dirty
William Mavers

Bolt
Run, Flee
David Green

Bonce
Head
Mark Atherton

Boost
Going somewhere
the+d.p.g

Boozers
Pub
TAYLOR

Bottle Merchant
coward

Boudo
Money
Barry Strang

Boufin
Stinking
Helen,

Brass Monkey
Junkie
Big Rab

Brief
Car
Kevin Simmons

Bucket
Bucket-bong, water implement used to smoke hash.

Buckfast Commando
intoxicated, aggressive yet fearless individual
Dessie

Buckfast Triangle
Airdrie, Bellshill, Coatbridge

Buckfast Valley
Lower Clyde valley, Lanarkshire
C Hamilton

Bucky
Buckfast Tonic Wine

Budgies
Wearing your socks over your tracksuit trousers
Danielle+Mc&email

Bufter
Homosexual
Marty L

Bufty
Homosexual
Kevin Dallas

Bum
A person who can't fight
The big Man

Bump/ Bumped
Steal, Stolen
Rory Hughes

Bunty
someone who gets bullied
Barry Strang

Burds
Females
TAYLOR

Buroo
Social Security
Neil Baxter

Buzzin
Stoned, drunk
Rory Hughes

byraway
used instead of a full stop at the end of every sentence byraway
Andrew & Marie

Calley
Can of Carlsberg Special Brew
Big Yin

Cargo
Carry Out - essentials from off licence
Skelph & Anne-Marie, Gazz

Cargo Shop
Off Sales
James Crosbie

Charred
Drunk
Chris B

Chavvy
A word neds used to call non-neds, but is now used to describe neds.Or people from out of town.
Andy T, Rory Hughes

Cheeba
Dope, Hash
the+d.p.g

Cheeky water
Alcohol
Barry S

Cheers
Thanks
David Green

Chib
Knife, any weapon carried by a ned or adapted for such use eg. pool cue used in a bar fight becomes a 'chib'.
Paul Smith, Austin Ellis

Chibbed
Being like cut witha sharp object
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Rockwaddell
Rockwaddell

Full list here

http://www.glesga.ndo.co.uk/glesgaglossary.htm

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