The 13 Scottish words added to the Oxford English Dictionary
A total of 13 words, such as "shoogly", "skooshy" and "square sausage", now appear in the latest version of the dictionary.
See the full list of Scottish words which have been added below.
The Scottish words which have been added to the Oxford English Dictionary
aye, right, phrase in aye, adv.2 and n. beamer, n. bummer, n.2 chum, v.1 hoaching, adj. Lorne sausage, n. morning roll, n. playpiece, n. shoogly, adj. skooshy, adj. square sausage, n. tattie scone, n. well-fired, adj.
The word "shoogly" is used in Scotland to mean "unstable" or "wobbly".
Oxford University Press said the word has been used as far back as 1822 and comes from the addition of the -y suffix to the verb shoogle, which means "to shake".
It is also used in the figurative expression on a shoogly peg or on a shoogly nail, meaning "in a precarious or insecure situation".
Another new addition, 'skooshy', applies to anything that squirts or can be squirted.
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Formed by adding the -y suffix to the verb to skoosh, which means to 'gush or squirt,' it is now more often used in the phrase 'skooshy cream', which is what Scots call whipped cream squirted from an aerosol can.
The adjective "hoaching" also features in the latest update, which means swarming, thronging, or crowded, and figuratively, turbulent. Also formed by derivation, it combines the verb hotch 'to swarm' with the -ing suffix.
Although the dictionary's editors have been able to find a first quotation for this word dating as far back as 1797, from a piece by the Scottish poet Thomas Mounsey Cunningham published in the December issue of Edinburgh Magazine, it appears to have been rarely used before the late 20th century.
Meanwhile, a 'beamer', which dates back to 1964, is a colloquial term for a flushed or blushing face, and can also mean a humiliating, shameful, or embarrassing situation or circumstance.
Another Scottish word which was added is "bummer", which means a position of authority or prominence.
The phrase 'aye right,' which dates back to 1991 and is used ironically to express contempt or incredulity regarding a preceding statement, has also been added.
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As well as these terms, several breakfast food items have also made it onto the list.
Two of the new additions are "square sausage" and "Lorne sausage", although the Oxford English Dictionary states that the origin of the latter term is uncertain.
While it could refer to a region of Argyll in the Highlands, it could also be in reference to the Marquess of Lorne, later ninth Duke of Argyll, whose marriage to Princess Louise – fourth daughter of Queen Victoria – in 1871 was widely celebrated.
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