Oxford English Dictionary is hoaching with new Scottish words
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.
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Daily Mail
9 hours ago
- Daily Mail
Duchess of Edinburgh's emotional outing as she chats with war veteran, 105, who survived three years in Japanese prisoner camp
The Duchess of Edinburgh spoke of her pride today when meeting with a 105-year-old war veteran who survived being torpedoed at sea and over three years in a Japanese prisoner camp. Sophie, 60, listened intently to ex Royal Marine James 'Jim' Wren's stories of sacrifice and heroics to mark the 80th anniversary of VJ (Victory in Japan) Day at his care home in Salisbury, Wiltshire. 'Very nice to meet you, thanks for having me. It's my honour to meet you,' the royal said. Over a cup of tea and cake, the war hero told the Duchess, who is patron of the Java Far East Prisoner of War Club 1942, how his ship was sunk by Japanese torpedoes before he was captured and held in brutal conditions in Sumatra. Jim's survival of the sinking of HMS Repulse in the South China Sea in December 1941, in which 513 perished, alone was nothing short of a miracle. He told Sophie: 'I was having a cup of tea and the alarm went off. The first bomb got right behind me. 'And fortunately it didn't explode. It got down through three decks. That saved my life in a sense.' 'From then onwards it was a case of actions, actions, and it was torpedo after torpedo and they eventually got nine hits.' He clung onto debris before being rescued by HMS Electra and taken to Singapore to defend it against the advancing Japanese. But as they fled Singapore his ship was captured by a Japanese destroyer in February 1942 and spent three and half years in a brutal prisoner of war camp in Sumatra. He told the Duchess: 'It was a possibility we could perish and all those people on board. 'We didn't know where our next meal or drink would be coming from and left to get on with it as best we can. 'They had no idea how to deal with prisoners of war, the Japanese.' Britain suffered more than 90,000 casualties in the war in the Far East of which 30,000 died. More than 12,400 of these perished as prisoners of war. The duchess and Jim then looked through a photo album including a picture of his wife Margaret - and he told the duchess how she spent three years not knowing if he was alive or dead. After a brief chat in front of the media Sophie and Jim then had a private conversation. The nation will pause in memory of the end of World War II in the Far East on Friday as the King and Queen lead the national commemorations for VJ Da Speaking afterwards Jim said: 'It's been a great honour to meet her.' The pair were joined by four generations of his family including daughter Denise Dables, 69, son-in-law Andy Dables, 72, granddaughter Kirsty Dables, 51, and great-granddaughters Freya, 18, and Ellie, 16. A Chinese-registered vessel has previously been detained suspected of looting scrap metal HMS Repulse. Jim has now joined calls for the ship's anchor to be installed at the permanent memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum, at Staffordshire. The former marine also found himself getting emotional as he spoke about the 80th anniversary commemorations, coming after last year's D-Day anniversary and VE-Day earlier this year. Echoing the words of many surviving veterans, he said: 'When we got back the government didn't want to know and told us not to talk about it.' The nation will pause in memory of the end of World War II in the Far East on Friday as the King and Queen lead the national commemorations for VJ Day. On Friday, the King will release a recorded address and join the Queen at a Service of Remembrance at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire. It comes after Sophie revealed it was 'emotional' taking on the Duchess of Edinburgh title as it was previously held by her beloved mother-in-law the late Queen Elizabeth II. Speaking during her visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina earlier this year, the duchess said her change in title in 2023 'felt like quite a big moment'. Sophie was formerly the Countess of Wessex, but became the Duchess of Edinburgh after the King handed her husband Edward, Charles' youngest brother, their late father's title on his 59th birthday. This was in keeping with his parents' wishes and in recognition of Edward's commitment to the Duke of Edinburgh's Award youth scheme. Sophie said in an interview with The Mirror: 'First of all it was quite large shoes to fill because not as many of the population alive today will remember but the Queen was Duchess of Edinburgh for the first few years when she and my father-in-law first married. 'For me, it was quite an emotional thing to sort of step into her shoes [as being Duchess of Edinburgh], it felt like quite a big moment.' She explained, however, that in practical terms her and her husband's role is to support the King as it was to support the Queen. In her interview, Sophie also opened up on what it is like being seen as the Royal Family's 'secret weapon'.
BBC News
13 hours ago
- BBC News
Stonehaven derailment: 'Action still needed' five years on
"Urgent action" is still needed to improve rail safety after the Stonehaven train derailment which left three men dead five years ago, a union has Aberdeen to Glasgow train derailed at Carmont in Aberdeenshire on 12 August 2020 after hitting a landslide following heavy Brett McCullough, 45, conductor Donald Dinnie, 58, and passenger Christopher Stuchbury, 62, died. Network Rail was fined £6.7m in 2023 after admitting a series of failings which led to the RMT union said eight of 20 safety recommendations still remained incomplete. Network Rail said "meaningful progress" had been made. The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) annual report for 2024, published earlier this year, revealed eight of its 20 safety recommendations remained "open".These included control room capability and drainage was based on information provided by the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) about work carried out before 31 March this year."Open" is described as the recommendation being taken into consideration and action being taken to implement ORR said the rail industry had taken "significant steps", and recommendations which remained open had "agreed plans to implement the recommended actions". On the 5th anniversary, RMT general secretary Eddie Dempsey said: "Our thoughts are with the families of Donald, Brett and Chris, and with those injured and traumatised in the crash."But remembrance alone is not enough - there must be action, and it needs to be urgent."It is outrageous that five years after the accident took place, and three years since the RAIB set out what needed to change, that so many safety recommendations are still outstanding."He added: "We demand better - for those we lost, for those who survived, and for the safety of every worker and passenger going forward." Network Rail also said its thoughts were with everyone involved in the Carmont tragedy."Since August 2020, we've been working hard to make our railway safer for passengers and colleagues," a statement said."We're investing more than £400m in projects to strengthen the railway's resilience to increasingly unpredictable weather."It added: "Meaningful progress has been made on the recommendations from the Carmont investigation, which includes co-ordinated action across all Network Rail routes, and we continue to work closely with the ORR, train operators, and other key stakeholders."The ORR said there were "significant, fundamental improvement plans which are not short-term quick fixes".Transport Scotland added: "While rail safety is reserved to the UK government, it is a key priority, and we fully expect any required improvements and measures to be implemented."We firmly believe that the prevention of accidents is the most effective mitigation." What caused the train derailment? The train hit a landslide near Stonehaven after heavy rain in an area where a drainage system had been incorrectly 06:38 service to Glasgow had been unable to complete its journey due to the conditions and was returning to Aberdeen when the accident happened.A recording of the driver showed he queried with a signaller if any reduced speed was needed to return north. He was told everything was fine for normal train struck debris from a landslide on the track, derailed and collided with a bridge parapet. During a court case in 2023, Network Rail admitted a number of maintenance and inspection failures before the also admitted failing to warn the driver that part of the track was unsafe, or tell him to reduce his the High Court in Aberdeen, the judge, Lord Matthews, said no penalty could compensate for the loss suffered by the families of those who died and the people firm Digby Brown later said that a total of nearly £1m in civil actions against Network Rail had been settled.A preliminary hearing for a Fatal Accident Inquiry (FAI) into the derailment is due to be held on 28 August.A start date and estimated timescale could be set at that stage.
BBC News
15 hours ago
- BBC News
Highland Council to make £100,000 upgrades to play parks
Highland Council is set to make improvements to a number of children's playparks across the Black Isle and Cromarty Firth areas.A total of just over £100,00 has been awarded to improve play equipment and safety in Alness, Invergordon, Evanton, Munlochy, Cromarty, Culbokie, Rosemarkie and Fortrose are set to council said these sites were chosen following local feedback and condition surveys. Money for the upgrade has been allocated through the local authority's Capital Programme, as well as other key sources including the Scottish government play park renewal will include the installation of new swings, seesaws and ziplines in some of the parks, and the creation of a sensory garden in Evanton.
