Do you have a baldy clue as to who the Bear and Junglies are? Fancy a day out at Fort Weetabix? Or would you rather settle down with some swedgers? After all you don't want to be a stank dodger. If you can understand it, then this is a definitive dictionary.
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'a quick and painless introduction to Glasgow speech... full of superbly creative examples' --William McIlvanney
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This book is a newer version of the one I had someone in Glasgow send me years ago. I bought it for my Uncle's birthday as he was born there. I thought I'd get him his own. It's got a lot of newer terminology for the Glaswegian langauge/slang that I have heard about for years. While it does contain some of the old school terms, it's mostly new-speak. Good fun to read, but it would be really good to have a lot of the older stuff there that I have been using my whole life on my friends and colleagues. I could actually point to a reputable reference to show them what it means!
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Some Hearty chuckles within,
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Having Celtic ancestors, I'm always interesting in things Scotch/Irish, especially humor and THE COMPLETE PATTER has some hearty chuckles within. It's a dictionary of the common street language, slang and everyday lingo you'd heard in Glasgow, etc. Some of it is bawdy, some of it is pretty insulting, but it's all part of the culture. It's akin to HOW TO SPEAK SOUTHERN a little booklet that was published many years ago, poking fun at Southern dialect and manners (or lack thereof) Each chapter is headed with a cartoon in the same vein as Terry Gilliam's work in Monty Python. So if you want to know what an "oyster" is or the meaning of a "sanny" browse though the COMPLETE PATTER. Just don't forget to turn "oot" the lights when your done.
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a The word of often comes out like this: 'A packet a cheese an onion.' Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
yer granda, gaun tae, yer heid, yer granny, yer mammy, doon tae, tryin tae, meaning drunk, tae dae, wee soul, slang term meaning, need tae, local pronunciation, wee man, rhyming slang, yer arse, insulting name Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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a The word of often comes out like this: 'A packet a cheese an onion.' Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
yer granda, gaun tae, yer heid, yer granny, yer mammy, doon tae, tryin tae, meaning drunk, tae dae, wee soul, slang term meaning, need tae, local pronunciation, wee man, rhyming slang, yer arse, insulting name Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
South Side, Roman Catholic, Big Aggie's Man, East End, East Kilbride, Old Firm, Partick Thistle, Queen's Park New!
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