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Glaswegian |
English |
Example
and
Translation |
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Wa' |
Wall |
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Wabbit |
Tired out / knackered |
Ah'm real wabbit the night
- Ah think Ah'll hit the sack afore midnight. |
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Wacky Baccy |
Cannabis |
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Wae |
With |
Ur you going oot wae Sammy
Gibson? |
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Wagon, or Meat Wagon |
Large Police van |
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Walk, The |
Orange Parade |
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Wallies |
False teeth |
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Wally Close |
A tenement close with tiled
walls |
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Walopper |
Penis |
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Wan |
One |
See yon burds ober there -
Ah don't fancy your wan. |
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Wance |
Once |
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Wankered |
Drunk |
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Wanner |
In one go. |
He knocked back his pint o'
heavy in a wanner. |
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Wanton |
Indulge
in a carefree way of life |
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Warl' |
World |
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War'ly |
Wordly |
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Washbacks |
Heather branches used to
clean whisky stills. |
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Watchie |
Watchman on a building
site. |
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Watter |
Water |
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Wean |
Baby / child |
Willie
Winkie by William Miller
Wee Willie Winkie rins through the toun,
Up stairs and doon stairs in his nicht-goun,
Tirlin' at the window, cryin' at the lock,
'Are the weans in their bed, for it's noo ten
o'clock?' |
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Wee G |
Glasweigens |
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Wee man |
Small person. But a general
term for anyone. |
See you wee man you'll
never grow up if you don't eat yer porridge. |
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Wee |
Small / Short / Generic prefix
to anyone's name - eg Wee Jimmy |
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Weech |
Fling |
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Wee donner |
To take a walk |
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Weegi |
Protestant Glaswegian |
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Weegie |
Roman Catholic Glaswegian |
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Weegie |
A person who lives in
Scotland's largest city - Glasgow |
Glasgow v
Edinburgh
An Edinburger who’s handy with a blade is called a
butcher – a Weggie who’s handy with a blade is
called a thug.
An Edinburger who like flowers is called a
horticulturalist – a Weggie who likes flowers is
called a poof.[From A Midge in Your Hand is Worth
Two Up the Kilt] |
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Weekender |
Arrested, Friday for court on
the Monday. |
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Weel |
Well / In good health |
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Welly-boot |
An ugly woman. |
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Wet Fart |
Unpleasant |
As funny as a wet fart in a
spacesuit |
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Wha |
Who
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Wha's |
Who's |
Here’s Tae Us – Wha’s Like
Us – Damn Few And They’re A’ Deid
- Author Unknown |
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Wham |
Whome |
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Wheech |
Do something at speed / in
haste |
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Wheesht |
Be quiet |
Haud yer wheesht.
Please press the pause button on your larynx.
[From A Midge in Your Hand is Worth Two Up the Kilt] |
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Whirley |
Carriage used for transporting
coal. |
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Whit |
What |
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Whitever |
Whatever |
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Whitey |
Sick |
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Wi' |
With |
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Wid |
Would |
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Widden |
Wooden |
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Wide-o |
Untrustworthy person |
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Widnae |
Wouldn't |
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Wifie |
A woman - usually of mature
years. |
Thon wee wifie can fair
down her whisky. |
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Willnae or Wullnae |
Will not |
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Winch |
Kiss |
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Winching |
Snogging / Kissing / Going out
with someone |
Aye me and Big Ann ur
winching Ann and I
have been out on a date, she thinks we're getting
married, I think we're heading to bed for our next
date. |
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Windae / Windie |
Window |
When poverty comes in at
the door love flies oot at the windea.
It’s easier to love an asshole of a lawyer than a
redundant plumber.
[From A Midge in Your Hand is Worth Two Up the Kilt] |
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Windae licker |
Person with mental
disabilities |
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Wine |
Buckfast (Tonic wine) |
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Wingnut |
A person with ears that
stick out |
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Wino |
A heavy drinker / alchoholic |
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Wisnae |
Wasn't |
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Wiz / Wis |
Was |
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Wizn't / Wisn't |
Wasn't |
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Wopper |
A very big lie. This ranges
from telling your mum that you went to school to
telling your husband that you are just 'friends'
with your personal trainer. |
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Work |
There is no known use of
this word in Glasgow. |
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Wrang |
Wrong |
He wiz goin' the wrang way
doon a one way street.
He was stone cold drunk while doing 100 MPH down a
pedestrian precinct. |
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Wud |
Would |
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Wulkie |
Do a summersault |
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Wull |
Will |
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Wullnae / Willnae |
Will not/Won't |
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Wumman |
Woman |
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Wur |
Our or were |
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Wye |
Way |
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