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IF you have ever wanted a word to describe the sound made by walking in wet mud or perhaps that of a quaking bog, then this volume of nature-themed Scots words is a delight to leaf through. The idea ...

Nine new words will appear in the Dictionaries of the Scots Language, a 4,000 page digital publication, after meeting the threshold to be listed. Dictionary chiefs confirmed they made the cut after ...

A “significant jump” in the number of school pupils studying the Scots language has been recorded. Figures show that 418 pupils achieved the Scots Language Award (SCQF) in 2020 compared to 100 in 2019 ...

The latest Scots phrase to be added to the dictionary is a Glaswegian slang term. Author James Kelman has helped get the Scottish rhyming slang "cream puff" into the Oxford English Dictionary, ...

Editors have included more than 40 Scottish words including the slang term for the scrotum which is defined as a 'foolish or annoying' person THE word bawbag has been added to the latest edition of ...

The Scots have coined plenty of funny and well-known phrases that have echoed right across the world down the centuries. From the iconic 'taps aff' which will have done the rounds in the recent warm ...

Scottish people have shared their picks for the best Scots words that are "on the decline". Everything from 'oxters' to 'clarty' was suggested. While Scotland is known for many things, our language is ...