A person who
resides in the capital of Scotland - Edinburgh.
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]
Eejit
Idiot / simpleton / not
too bright / daft / a numpty
Thon wee eejit Davie McIver
hus goan and joined MENSA.
I hate Davie McIver!
Eekies
Squared Up / All debt paid
off.
Right, you gave ma a slug
o' yer Irn-Bru and Ah gave you a dod o' ma tablet -
so that's us eekies.
Eff and Blind
Swear
Efter
After
Ah'll see ye efter the
game.
I shall meet
you in the pub nearby the football ground and we
shall get pissed.
Efternin
Afternoon
Eh
Yes (commonly used in
Dundee)
Electric Soup
Cheap strong wine. e.g El
Dorado or Buckfast
Emdy
Anybody
Emdy
noun
A contraction of the English term ‘anybody’. The
word is invariably used in conjunction with the word
‘gorra’ to produce the phrase ‘Emdy gorra’. This is
then suffixed with a variety of works such as ‘fag’,
‘joint’ or 'bloody clue where Ah live’.
[From Ned Speak by Stuart McLean]
Emdy goat a clue where a
bloody live?
I am so
intoxicated that momentarily I seem to have
misplaced my memory.
Er the Polis
There's the police
Err
There
Erra
Erra
exclamation
A mutilated version of the English expression, ‘Oh
my gosh, there is the’. It is common to hear a Ned’s
distressing cries of, “Erra Polis”, or when high on
glue, “Erra purple elephant salsa dancing on ra
ceiling”.
[From Ned Speak by Stuart McLean]
Erse
Backside
Ersed
Mainly used in the
expression 'Ah cannae be ersed'.
'Ah cannae be ersed getting
a job'.
One look at
me and everyone realises that I'm a complete waster
so I can't find employement.
Every fart's end
Every last detail
Eye ball
Meet someone face to face
From Why Did the
Haggis Cross the Road?
by Stuart McLean
Loch Ness Monster
Jokes
Nessie is lying at the bottom of the loch moaning to his
wife.
“Ma bloody stomach is aching,” he grumbles.
“Och it serves you right, for eating them American
tourists,” replies Mrs Ness, “You know they’re far too rich
for you.”
What’s big and white and chills out at the bottom of Loch
Ness?
The Loch Ness Refrigerator.
A lady goes into a bar with Nessie on a leash. The bartender
looks over and says, ''Hey, you cannae bring that ugly fat
pig in here.''
''Excuse me,” said the lady indignantly, “but if you’d put
your glasses on you’d see that this is the Loch Ness
Monster.''
''Ah wisnae takin’ tae you,” says the barman, “Ah wis takin’
tae the monster.''
