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Glaswegian |
English |
Example
and
Translation |
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Ya Beauty |
Exclamation of delight
(similar to the more modern Ya Dancer) |
Ah broke ma leg, nae school
for two weeks. Ya beauty! |
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Ya Dancer |
Exclamation
of delight used when something really good happens
to a Ned. (And let’s face it - in the life of a Ned
this is a very rare occurrence and must be
celebrated.)
From Ned Speak - Buy from
Amazon |
“Oh ya
dancer I jist wun two quid”.
What a lucky person I am
- I put on a tenner on the Instant Lottery and I
have managed to get a ticket with a £2 prize. |
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Yah |
You |
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Yap |
Talk incessantly. |
Your burd fair yaps on a
lot so she does. |
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Yap-nap |
A period of time when a
woman is silent - measured in nano-fortnights. [smm] |
Ur ye huvin' a yap-nap or
huv ye dropped deed?
The wife takes a wee yap-nap
while I watch the footie . . .
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Ye |
You |
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Yer |
Your / You are |
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Yersel |
Yourself |
It's yersel so it is. |
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Ye's |
You |
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Yin |
One |
Ah'll take that yin wae the
yellow bells oan it. |
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Yon |
Them / That /
Those |
See yon burd - she's a proper minger.
That gorgeous girl over
there refuses to go out with me.
By Yon Bonnie
Banks - John Mcdermott
By yon bonnie banks and by
yon bonnie braes,
Where the sun shines bright on Loch Lomond.
Where me and my true love were ever wont to gae
On the bonnie, bonnie banks O' Loch Lomond.
Refrain:
O ye'll tak' the high road and I'll tak' the low
road,
An' I'll be in Scotland afore ye;
But me and my true love will never meet again
On the bonnie, bonnie banks O' Loch Lomond.
'Twas there that we parted in yon shady glen,
On the steep, steep side O' Ben Lomon',
Where in purple hue the Hieland hills we view,
An' the moon comin' out in the gloamin'
Refrain:
The wee birdies sing and the wild flow'rs spring,
And in sunshine the waters are sleepin';
But the broken heart it kens nae second spring,
Tho' the waefu' may cease frae their greetin'.
Refrain:
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Yonks |
A long time age |
Ah huvnae seen ma maw for
yonks. I have not
seen my mother since that time I borrowed £200. |
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Yon time |
Some ill remembered vague
time. |
Dae ye remember yon time we
all goat bluttered an' fell in the Nollie? |
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Young team |
A young ned gang. |
The streets of Glasgow have
become safer since most of the Ned gangs have found
that tiddlywinks is a much more enjoyable way of
venting their anger.
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Youse or Yous |
Used as plural of you |
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Yur |
Your |
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