i'm just reading his collection called the acid house. lots of scottish (i believe) slang in there. does anyone know what "barry" means? how about ""donks" or "yonks" or "chorry"?
help...!

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[This message was edited Sat Mar 15 4:23:18 PST 2003 by unique]

fms said:

Sorry! I can't help. Don't know any scottish slang. Great writer.

Fuck, I'm living in the bloody country and I still don't get the slang here.

I found this, it might help:

Auld.
Old.

Awae'n'
Away and... Usually associated with an insult, as in,

" Awae'n' **??.. yourself"

Aye
Pronounced, "I". Yes.

Aye
Pronounced, "Hay", a word that is inserted at the start of a sentence to add emphasis to the sentence that follows.

Aye - gizzae a pint fore I dae.
Excuse me barman, I have been waiting rather a long time to be served, please serve me.

Note the different use of the word, "Aye". This normally means yes but in this case it is pronounced, "Hay" and can be taken as a means of attracting someone's attention.

Bollox
Depends on the context, but can mean either: -

1. I do not agree with your last statement.

2. Bad/terrible, as in, "This is bollox".

Caledonia
Scotland. Mostly used by drunken Scotsmen, when abroad, whilst feeling nostalgic.

Chuckta
Someone who lives in the countryside.

Corn Beef
Scottish rhyming slang for deaf - see deef.

Dae
Die. Pronounced the same as the word meaning do, the only difference is in the context which it is used in.

Dae
Do. Pronounced the same as the word meaning die, the only difference is in the context which it is used in.

Deef
Deaf - See Corn Beef.

Dinnae
Don't.

Ehh
A peculiarly Edinburgh word which is inserted at the end of a sentence to emphasise the fact that the sentence is a question, e.g. "Are you going to the football? Ehh?"

Can also be used during normal conversation to ensure that the other party is still listening, e.g. "I am going to the football match, Ehh".

Fish Supper
A portion of fish and chips.

Fitba
Football.

Ginnae.
Going to.

Glesgae.
Glasgow.

Heavy
Beer. Prononuced, "Heevy".

Hibee
An Hibernian football supporter. Can be used in conjunction with an insult if you don't support Hibernian, i.e. " A Hibee ..**??"

Hun
What a Celtic Football Club supporter calls a Rangers Football Club supporter - see Taig.

Nae.
Not.

Nip
A spirit, an alcoholic drink, as in a nip of whisky.

Numpty
Idiot.

Ooose
The Scottish pronunciation of, "Ouse", as in house (Hooose), mouse (Mooose). Used in all words that contain the letters ouse.

Rya
Are you.

Rya ginnae nae dae that.
Please don't do that. A full, or literal, translation is beyond the scope of this page. View this as a sentence and do not try to dissect it - it won't help.

Sassenach.
An Englishman. Only a mild insult - does not really confer the depth of feeling.

Sod this.
I am going to stop doing my current task.

Stingy
Mean.

Stuckie
A plaster cast that is used to aid the repair of broken limbs, i.e. you break your arm and the hospital puts a stuckie on your arm.

Taig
What a Rangers Football Club supporter calls a Celtic Football Club supporter - see Hun.

Tube
Idiot.

Wee
Small, insignificant.