Aboot About

Aff: Off

Ah/Ah’ll/Ahm: I/I’ll/I’m

Ain: Own, as in my own, which would be “Ma ain”.

Anaw: Aswell, also, too, in addition to.

Arsed: Bothered, as in “Ah cannae be arsed”, meaning I can’t be bothered.

Auld/Aul’: Old

Aye: Yes

Backie: A ride on the back of someones bike.

Bahookie: Buttocks, bum, bottom, arse, erse, ass, butt.

Baltic: Very cold, normally used to describe a particularly cold day, as in “It’s bloody baltic the day”.

Bampot: Idiot, crazy person, silly or stupid person. Bampot is a dissaproving word normally used after someone has done something particularly stupid.

Banter: Lively and humourous chat or conversation. Banter is a term used to describe lively humourous conversation, usually between friends. But in Glasgow you will hear banter from many people you don’t know or have just met, e.g. a Glaswegian taxi driver, or a wee old lady waiting in the queue for her messages. (Definition of “messages” is below).

Barras: The Barras, or Barrowlands; a location in Glasgows East End where there is a street market.

Barrbru: Irn Bru; the fizzy, orange coloured drink that the Scot’s love. I can’t describe the taste. You have to taste it yourself to discover how delightful it is. Also recommended as a brilliant hangover cure by many Glaswegians.

Bawbag: Can be used in the literal sense, meaning scrotum. Can also be used as a derogatory term, normally towards a male, meaning asshole or dick.

Beamer: Red face caused by Embarresment. e.g. James had a beamer when realised his fly was down. A beamer is not a BMW in Glasgow!

Belter: A very good thing, for example “That goal was a total belter!”

Bile: Boil, often used in the phrase “Away an’ bile yer heid” which is a cheeky way of saying no to someone.

Boabie: Male genitals, penis, willy, wangdoodle, knob, cock, dick, johnson.

Boak: Vomit, would most likely be heard in the phrase “That gies (gives) me the boak” which translates as finding something particularly disgusting.

Boggin: Very dirty, manky, mockit, mingin’.

Bookies: Bookmakers

Boozer: If someone is talking about going to the boozer, it means they are going to the pub.

Brass neck: Impudence, shameful boldness, embarrassing behavior. This phrase is normally used to highlight someones bold cheel or unwittingly embarrassing behavior in company of others.

Breed: Bread, as in “breed an’ butter”.

Bucky: Buckfast; a tonic wine which is particularly popular among the Glasgow neds.

Bufter: Homosexual

Bunnet: Hat, any type of hat. Sometimes can also mean a tweed hat.

Burds: Females

By-the-way: This is a phrase used to accentuate or draw draw attention to a particular point. Can also mean aswell, also or too.

Cannae: Can’t

Cauld: Cold (Pronounced like the word called).

Chibbed: Cut with a sharp object, normally a knife. A term used mainly in terms of stabbing someone.

Clatty: Dirty, manky, mingin’.

Clatty pats: The affectionate name for a nightclub in Glasgows West End called Cleopatras.

Connel: Candle

Coo: Cow, as in the milk producing domestic animal. You might hear the term “Highlan’ coo” which is the breed of cow found mainly in the Scottish highlands.

Copper crack: Dirty bum

Coupon: Face, as in “What’s up wi’ your coupon?”

Croanie: Old friend

Da Dad, father

Dae: Do

Daftie: Idiot, halfwit. Generally an endearing term used when someone does something a bit silly.

Dancer, Ya: An expression of joy. When something particularly great happens then the phrase “Ya dancer” may be shouted.

Dancin: Used when talking about a nightclub, as in “Ahm going tae the dancin’ the night”.

Diddies: Breasts, Boobs

Dinjy: Dark and dirty

Diz: Does

Dobber: A derogatory term similar to calling some a dick, but perhaps a bit more friendly.

Dod: A dod of something just means a bit something.

Doin’/Doing: A beating or fight. Might be heard from someone who angry with someone else and to whom they are “Going to give a doing”.

Donner: A walk, as in “A wee donner round the park”.

Doon: Down, as in “Lets go doon the pub the night”.

Dug: Dog

Eejit: Silly person, normally not used in a derogatory way.

Emdy: Anybody, as in “Is emdy in the lavvie the noo?”

Erse: Arse, bottom, bum, buttocks, ass, as in “Sit on yer erse and listen tae me”.

Fae: From

Faimly: Family

Fanny-bawz: A derogatory term (similar to dobber).

Fartsack: Bed

Fiver: A five pound note

Flittin’: Moving house

Fly: Illicit

Fud: A name for female genitalia. Normally used as an insult, in which case it means the same as idiot or fanny.

Fugly: Fucking ugly