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Use in varieties of Scots

baffies Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words6.9 10.8 1.5 0 0 0 0
Number of occurrences2221 1 0 0 0 0
Number of authors13 12 1

Occurrences of baffies in Corpus

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Central

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
the thermals and semmits and baffies, on page 8

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Roald Dahl Reekin Rhymes, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785301834) Central, weans
'Twa siller baffies trimmed wii lace! on page 6

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
Coorse, the Baffies didnae sterve but ilka yin o on page 6
o hoverin ower the roof o the Baffies' wee hoose. on page 172

2 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
hissel shuin or baffies, but the wise man's aye still on page 121

1 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
Auld Yin sits his baffies wide on page 63

1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 82 - Nae Guid Ettle, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
r the tap o hes bauchled auld baffies, burnin hes fit, an gowpit at on page 19

1 matches

Morton, Elaine Lallans 71 - The Concreit Bouer, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
e cod an dinkly pittin by her baffies.
1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 59 - Bellin the Cat, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Ormiston, prose
in her gounie an curlers, her baffies in her hauns, stops whan she
s on Rhona an Davie, gits her baffies on her feet an wi a sooplenes
2 matches

Muir, Glenn Ozsome, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
tter pit oan her magic tartan baffies.”
Jist as Glinda magicked the baffies oan tae Dorothy’s feet, the
othy getting the magic tartan baffies and wis aa for sorting her oo
still eftir the magic tartan baffies an thocht she wid be able tae
ined tae get the magic tartan baffies and stertit tae dive bomb the
6 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Here’s the Weather, (Scottish Poetry Library 2017) Central, poetry
the thermals and semmits and baffies,
1 matches

@mcfarlane_irene tweeted
a Marine. Is that 3 pairs of baffies you have there, JJ?(2017) search twitter

@billykayscot tweeted
ily were fae west Fife, whaur baffies are pairt o the national dres(2020) search twitter

@Chazzbat tweeted
didnae unnerstaun words like "baffies", "colliebuckie", an "radge".(2020) search twitter

@ThonJacobite tweeted
oats and yon wee white slider baffies that fit snugly intae the emp (2021) twitter link

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
aa flat lace-ups, waldies an baffies, bit nivver naethin like ess on page 66

1 matches

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