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Use in varieties of Scots

belter Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words10.6 10.8 7.5 0 0 51.7 13.3
Number of occurrences3421 5 0 0 5 3
Number of authors21 16 2 1 2

Occurrences of belter in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
delightit tae see ye, ma wee belter, so ah um!" said the Duchess, on page 87

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McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
aliday an ah want it tae be a belter. Ahm rattlin fae that wee lin on page 17

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Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
corner ae his gub. He's git a belter ae a black eye. A big purple on page 20

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Sayers, Ross Daisy on the Outer Line, (Gob Stopper (Cranachan) 2020 ISBN: 978-1911279778) Central - Glasgow, prose
tae indicate they know it's a belter. Ah wonder if it wis mum or t on page 1

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Fitt, Matthew Roald Dahl Reekin Rhymes, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785301834) Central, weans
'Och, Cinderellae, he's a belter!' on page 12

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
at. Charlene smirked, Sa pure belter innit. on page 154

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
e end o his or her fingir. Ya belter! And whit a stramash there wi on page 38
ty!' shouted Granda Jock. "Ya belter! Here we gang!' on page 163

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Clark, Thomas Diary o a Wimpy Wean, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785302145) Central, weans
k had covered up his tracks a belter. And tae this verra day, I'm on page 13

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Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
"Thon's a belter o a first name," Klaus said. on page 20
beauty!" Violet said. "Whit a belter o a library!" on page 38

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Paisley, Janet Lallans 62 - The Numpty, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
waggled ees wings tae us. Ya belter! Magine the numpty kennin fit
1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
A get anither belter.
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Bennett, Peter Park trife, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
hit a shot man, Danny. Fuckin belter!’ McDade sais, slappin ma b
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Geraghty, Martin A Bad Sport, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
le excuse when a notice a big belter ae a red Tesla come purrin’
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Bratchpiece, Neil The Wee Man Ft. Leo - Parliamo Glasgow, (YouTube 2014) Central - Glasgow, poetry
Look! Pelters a belter on ma wee face
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@g_hibby tweeted
t's nice Col... ?? And have a belter yersel' pal... Enjoy... ?? (2022) twitter link

@MartinBroon tweeted
ClydeFCPodcast @davemitch1990 Belter boys! ??????. Need tae get th(2020) search twitter

@johnstone_shane tweeted
BafuwTq Reading this the noo. Belter of a read. Riddied A didnae k (2020) twitter link

@LairnScots tweeted
. @DundeePoet - a belter o a first guest! He raises th (2020) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
@RoddyScott1 easy one n a belter of a song as well (2020) twitter link

Doric

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
She is a richt wee belter on page 15

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@Doric_Bananaman tweeted
mmer? I da ken at een, it's a belter.(2015) search twitter
spot o' Rory G. Bad Penny's a belter. Fit like mannie? Gies a wee (2016) search twitter
ine? Thon squirrel dunce is a belter, roond the haaal twice and oo(2015) search twitter
soirée ken? At boy Clynes a belter!(2015) search twitter

Southern

@StuartPoet tweeted
ktrust @scotsradiomedia Yon's belter, no heard it afore, cheers Ga(2020) search twitter
@RooneyRachel He's a complete belter. Fawgeddaboudit.(2020) search twitter
@dgplacenames Belter, heider, walloper, heller.... (2020) twitter link
Or....Ah'm gonnae belt ye ya belter! (2020) twitter link
@rickyaross Belter! (No you and in a guid wey!)(2020) search twitter

Ulster

@MarkThompStuff tweeted
Angelinekking @carol_baraniuk Belter of a poem! But sadly no I din(2020) search twitter

@TheFarrierPhil tweeted
ma step dad's sister, it's a belter Raiph. She moved there in tha(2021) search twitter
@CeeferCrafts What a belter?????? (2021) twitter link