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| Oxford English Dictionary is hoaching with new Scottish words | Oxford English Dictionary is hoaching with new Scottish words |
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| A total beamer - a football fan deals with Scotland's elimination from a tournament | |
| The Oxford English Dictionary is hoaching with new Scottish words - with beamer, bummer and tattie scone among 13 new entries. | The Oxford English Dictionary is hoaching with new Scottish words - with beamer, bummer and tattie scone among 13 new entries. |
| There is also a listing for Scotland's shoogly subway trains - not the kind of place where passengers would want to risk using skooshy cream. | There is also a listing for Scotland's shoogly subway trains - not the kind of place where passengers would want to risk using skooshy cream. |
| Many of the new additions have a food theme, with Lorne sausage, morning rolls and playpiece also making the grade. | |
| Oxford English Dictionary (OED) editors say they will consider a new word for inclusion when they have gathered enough independent examples of its usage "from a good variety of sources". | Oxford English Dictionary (OED) editors say they will consider a new word for inclusion when they have gathered enough independent examples of its usage "from a good variety of sources". |
| They said there also has to be evidence that a word has been in use for a "reasonable amount of time". | They said there also has to be evidence that a word has been in use for a "reasonable amount of time". |
| The Scots language additions are among nearly 600 new words and phrases adopted into the dictionary. | |
| What new Scottish words are in the OED? | What new Scottish words are in the OED? |
| The streets are hoaching during the Edinburgh Festival, if you're planning to chum someone along | The streets are hoaching during the Edinburgh Festival, if you're planning to chum someone along |
| Aye, right - A sarcastic phrase - used ironically to express contempt or incredulity. Similar to "yeah, right". | Aye, right - A sarcastic phrase - used ironically to express contempt or incredulity. Similar to "yeah, right". |
| Beamer - A term for a flushed or blushing face, especially one resulting from embarrassment. Extended to mean a humiliating or shameful situation. | Beamer - A term for a flushed or blushing face, especially one resulting from embarrassment. Extended to mean a humiliating or shameful situation. |
| Bummer - A person in a position of authority. Normally used in the expression "heid (head) bummer". It sometimes has a humorous suggestion of pomposity or officiousness. | Bummer - A person in a position of authority. Normally used in the expression "heid (head) bummer". It sometimes has a humorous suggestion of pomposity or officiousness. |
| Chum - To join someone as a companion, as in "I'll chum you along". | Chum - To join someone as a companion, as in "I'll chum you along". |
| Hoaching - Crowded, swarming or thronging. It is derived from the verb "hotch" - to swarm', dating back to 1797. | Hoaching - Crowded, swarming or thronging. It is derived from the verb "hotch" - to swarm', dating back to 1797. |
| A well-fired morning roll, perfect for a slice of square sausage | A well-fired morning roll, perfect for a slice of square sausage |
| Lorne or Square sausage - Sausage meat formed into square slices that are grilled or fried. | Lorne or Square sausage - Sausage meat formed into square slices that are grilled or fried. |
| Morning roll - A soft white bread roll, its first usage dating back to Farmer's Magazine in 1801. | Morning roll - A soft white bread roll, its first usage dating back to Farmer's Magazine in 1801. |
| Playpiece - A snack taken to school by children to eat during the morning break or playtime. Also used in Northern Ireland. | Playpiece - A snack taken to school by children to eat during the morning break or playtime. Also used in Northern Ireland. |
| Shoogly - A word used to mean unstable or wobbly. The OED cites it being used to describe to describe Glasgow's unsteady subway carriages. | Shoogly - A word used to mean unstable or wobbly. The OED cites it being used to describe to describe Glasgow's unsteady subway carriages. |
| Skooshy - Applied to anything that can be squirted. Whipped cream squirted from an aerosol can is often called "skooshy cream" north of the border. | Skooshy - Applied to anything that can be squirted. Whipped cream squirted from an aerosol can is often called "skooshy cream" north of the border. |
| Tattie scone - A type of flat savoury cake made with flour and mashed cooked potatoes. Goes nicely with square sausage on a morning roll. | Tattie scone - A type of flat savoury cake made with flour and mashed cooked potatoes. Goes nicely with square sausage on a morning roll. |
| Well-fired - Refers to rolls baked until brown or black and crusty on top. | Well-fired - Refers to rolls baked until brown or black and crusty on top. |