Doric

What is Doric?


1.

The dialect spoken in the North East of Scotland, From Aberdeen to Stonehaven, Macduff, Buckie, Keith, Fochabers and Elgin - the language is also known as "the mither tongue" Similar words and phrases are used by "Geordies", natives of Newcastle. Doric is a dying language, but the true natives keep it going.

Foos yer doos/fit like the day = How are you

Gan awa doon the toon, see aboot some shoppin = Going into town to get the shopping

Aye aye min/hey min = greeting(geordies use "wye aye man")

On causing offence to a doric decendant aka a sheepshagger, he/she is liable "tae stick the heid on ye" (glasgow kiss)

Far aboots are ye fae = where do you come from (often mistaken for furryboots, hence Aberdeen being labelled "Furryboots City")

Quine = girl

Loon = boy

Mither = mother

Feather = father

breather = brother

haud yer tongue = be quiet

semmit and drawers = vest and pants

Lik a coo keekin ower a dyke = foolish looking person

See doric, scot, scottie, geordie

2.

NE Scotland language/dialect.

Fit like stranger, far d'yi bide?

See brendan


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