Getty ImagesThe 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.
Many of the colloquial 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”.
They said there also has to be evidence that a word has been in use for a “reasonable amount of time”.
The Scottish additions are among nearly 600 new words and phrases in the dictionary.
What new Scottish words are in the OED?
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.
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”.
Hoaching – Crowded, swarming or thronging. It is derived from the verb “hotch” – to swarm’, dating back to 1797.
Morton’s rollsLorne 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.
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.
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.
Well-fired – Refers to rolls baked until brown or black and crusty on top.
