Modern Scots dialect 'has every right to be called a language' Study

0 Comments | Sunday Herald, The, Aug 21, 2005 | by Rachelle Money

Obzocky, obzockie Used in southeast England. It means ungainly, unattractive.

Piece Scots for slice of bread, sandwich or packed lunch.

Puggled Scots for exhausted, out of breath.

Possibly from Hindi "pagal", mad, angry, but also possible euphemism for "buggered".

Ragoo Annoyed. Used amongst Asian youths in Coventry. Possibly derived from Afro-Caribbean usage.

Skopadiddle, skopadiggle An old Yorkshire word for a mischievous child.

Tittamorter East Anglican word for seesaw.

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