wean - (pronounced "Wayne") the youngest of the family, sometimes the youngest sibling. Truncation of "wee ane" or little one. ( give that to the wean!). What are the most visible features of Scottishness in terms of language in Oor Wullie and how are they changing over time? “We never get ony fun here” US skipper Stacy Lewis said it was "a cool finish" and "what a moment for Carlota and women's golf".

banana boat - used in an expression of disbelief when told a tall story or blatant untruth ("Dae ye think Ah came up the Clyde on a banana boat(?)") EDIT – After much consideration i decided to not talk about The Broons in this installment because I think it will lead to a VERY long post, therefore i have split it up and will deliver the rest of this post talking about The Broons in another post.a b "Oor Wullie marks 80 years since first appearance in The Sunday Post". The Sunday Post. 8 March 2016 . Retrieved 27 October 2021. Ye wur pure steemin n stoatin aboot like a dafty" = You were very drunk and staggering around stupidly. Everybody knows Oor Wullie – Oor Wullie! Your Wullie! A’body’s Wullie! This is the well-known tagline on the cover of every annual collection of the Oor Wullie comic strips. Wullie, the fair-haired eight- or nine-year-old boy who lives in the fictitious Scottish town of Auchenshoogle, is the hero of many hilarious situations, getting into trouble with the authorities as he goes to school or church. With its nostalgic “Scotticized” language – and outfits – one simply must like Wullie. And this is the way it has been now for a remarkably long time. jings’, Macquarie Dictionary https://www.macquariedictionary.com.au/resources/aus/word/map/search/word/jings/The%20Riverina/ (Consulted 19 October 2020). Hoyer, A., 2007, The Scottishness of Oor Wullie. PhD Thesis, Ruprecht-Karls Universität, Heidelberg (Microfilm).

gem - game/up for (Pronounced by properly enunciating the G ((Hard G)), unlike the term Gem meaning jewel) nip - kiss ( gonae give us a nip) or a single measure of an alcoholic spirit, often whisky ( geez a nip wi' that pint will ye darlin' ) jing, n.’, Scottish National Dictionary , Dictionary of the Scots Language, https://dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/jing_n1 (Consulted 19 October 2020).Jings, Crivvens, Help ma boab!”– An exclamation of surprise,bewonderment and a cry for help all rolled into 1. shitebag - a coward, someone who refuses a dare. ("You no gauny jump aff that bridge? Ahahah shitebag") The not-so-changing face of Oor Wullie on his 80th anniversary". BBC News. 8 March 2016 . Retrieved 27 October 2021. Yous/Yees. Yous would be said if there is a number following it for example "Wit yous 2 dain", Yees would be used without saying a number "Wit yees dain"

I would like to give extra credit to Caroline Hedwall," said Pettersen. "I feel like she had the crucial point and teed it nicely up for Carlota to bring it home."In terms of Oor Wullie’s contemporaries, Rob Drummond’s stage version of his near neighbours, The Broons, preceded him onstage in 2016. Like that play, Oor Wullie will be directed by Dundee Rep artistic director Andrew Panton, with the Sell a Door company co-producing in association with Noisemaker.