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What does 'Ach aye the noo,' mean, and is it a real phrase? |
Sorry I have spelt it wrong. This seems to be a phrase that everyone says when they try to imitate the Scottish, but what does it mean, if anything? I don't mean to offend but I'm not sure if it really is something that's said in every day conversation or just a made- up sentence! |
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tasha200
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Beleive it or not it is used in some parts of scotland... a translation would be 'oh yes, right now', or 'oh yes the now', it is a term used as an agreement to something...
(im scottish and admit to using the phrase more than once) |
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Basement Bob
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To give a serious answer, 'Ach aye, the noo' is given as an answer when:-
1. the lady of the house asks when the gudeman will fix that shelf/wash the dishes/bring in some coal/get out of her road till she gets peace
2. the bairns ask when tea's ready/they are going on a promised trip/getting their bike tyre puncture fixed/ receiving their pocket money.
Literally it means "it shall be done immediately or very shortly thereafter" . in practice it means "never!" |
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♥ caroline ♥
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Well for a start, I am Scottish and I have never ever heard a fellow Scot saying that.
"Och" means "Oh", and is mostly used as an exclamation to express frustration.
"aye" simply means "yes"
"the" is the same in English obviously..
"noo" simply means "now"
Overall, the phrase has no real meaning other than as something that many English people wrongly imagine that Scots say. |
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delilah
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och aye-oh yes
the noo-the now
i say both but i don't recall saying them together |
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bill g
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alright for now .(ach = och) guid luck . |
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Polo
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See link for info:
http://www.semple.biz/glasgow/johnwalker3.shtml |
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gato_del_sol_3
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http://www.footstompin.com/forum?threadid=84991
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vambosthirdincarnation
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Hoots mon. |
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bottle babe
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There is no literal translation, but it means all is good the night, and good new day. Our preferred greeting is hallo ha. |
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Ginny Jin
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I thought it meant something like take heed right now only to be said by those wearing tartan x |
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It means: Come here I want to do you |
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Jonathan
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As a wild guess, I'd say it's actually 'Och aye, dunnoo', meaning 'Oh yes, I don't know!', said in answer to a question, but I could be wrong. |
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