Oxford English Dictionary is hoaching with new Scottish words
The Oxford English Dictionary is hoaching with new Scottish words - with beamer, bummer and tattie scone among 13 new entries.There is also a listing for Scotland's shoogly subway trains - not the kind of place where passengers would want to risk using skooshy cream.Many of the colloquial new additions have a food theme, with Lorne sausage, morning rolls and playpiece also making the grade.Oxford English Dictionary (OED) editors say they will consider a new word for inclusion when they have gathered enough independent examples of its usage "from a good variety of sources".
They said there also has to be evidence that a word has been in use for a "reasonable amount of time".The Scottish additions are among nearly 600 new words and phrases in the dictionary.
What new Scottish words are in the OED?
Aye, right - A sarcastic phrase - used ironically to express contempt or incredulity. Similar to "yeah, right".Beamer - A term for a flushed or blushing face, especially one resulting from embarrassment. Extended to mean a humiliating or shameful situation. Bummer - A person in a position of authority. Normally used in the expression "heid (head) bummer". It sometimes has a humorous suggestion of pomposity or officiousness.Chum - To join someone as a companion, as in "I'll chum you along".Hoaching - Crowded, swarming or thronging. It is derived from the verb "hotch" - to swarm', dating back to 1797.
Lorne or Square sausage - Sausage meat formed into square slices that are grilled or fried.Morning roll - A soft white bread roll, its first usage dating back to Farmer's Magazine in 1801.Playpiece - A snack taken to school by children to eat during the morning break or playtime. Also used in Northern Ireland.Shoogly - A word used to mean unstable or wobbly. The OED cites it being used to describe to describe Glasgow's unsteady subway carriages.Skooshy - Applied to anything that can be squirted. Whipped cream squirted from an aerosol can is often called "skooshy cream" north of the border.Tattie scone - A type of flat savoury cake made with flour and mashed cooked potatoes. Goes nicely with square sausage on a morning roll.Well-fired - Refers to rolls baked until brown or black and crusty on top.
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