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Use in varieties of Scots

boo Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words20.7 11.7 40 0 58.1 0 30.9
Number of occurrences6422 25 0 10 0 7
Number of authors31 10 9 7 5

Occurrences of boo 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
ut Makars that jist scrape an boo? We dinnae want nor need them on page 77

1 matches

Clark, Thomas Diary o a Wimpy Wean, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785302145) Central, weans
BINK SAYS BOO on page 13
een a couple o the "Bink Says Boo" bairns haudin their books up on page 16

2 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Westmeenster, wi its 'yah-boo' politicks, on page 152

1 matches

Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
wis me finkin he wouldnae say boo tae a goose. on page 24

1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
ist. Tad an Hsien returnt the boo an the lama ushert thaim in.
d nae interest efter a ceevil boo.
Raggle tane a boo.
Raggle tane a boo.
they lined the coortyaird tae boo thair fareweills. The Wandere
7 matches

@Cobradile94 tweeted
rMDempster That makes sense, "Boo" soonds like a Scots thing ta(2019) search twitter

@IshbelMcF tweeted
thon tae “SwitftKey in Scots boo!” Normal autocorrect’s no w(2018) search twitter

@RickHJohnston tweeted
, if ye think it's all ticket-boo in the UK. SCOTLAND would rat (2022) twitter link

@Chazzbat tweeted
That's aa wur gettin?! Boo! #Lucifer https://t.co/RsQQy0(2020) search twitter

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
in fae the fitbaw - tickety boo brother (2020) twitter link
got banned - me am ticketty boo m8 (2020) twitter link
what gripe lol me am tickety boo and am enjoying unlimited foo (2020) twitter link
another story lol - tickety boo tickety boo (2020) twitter link
tuff etc etc - me am tickety boo - who r these people lol (2020) twitter link

Doric

Storrie Lewis, Jean Lallans 58 - The Bothy Loon, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
Dod - "gae wa up, gie a wee boo and say, 'Wid ye care tae dan on page 124

1 matches

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
she wis weel an truly dowpit Boo't twa-fal she wis stuck indee on page 15

4 matches

Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
a iss A'll gie tae ye, gin ye boo doon an wirship me." Bit Jesu on page 10

2 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
winna grip an airms at winna boo; fingirs, like twistit twigs, on page 44

1 matches

Thom, Bill The Quait Chiel, (Tapsalteerie 2013 ISBN: 9780992663100) Doric - Banff, poetry
"A fore wi boo richt doon afore ye,. on page 11
Well A'll nae dee't, A'll nae boo doon, on page 13
Wull heard it boo an crack, on page 24

3 matches

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
If I fa doon, boo hoo hoo on page 81
' duke's eggs, I am i'walnut! Boo hoo i'noo! on page 144

7 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 58 - Dour, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
'This particular cuddy wadna boo nor bend. It wadna move wan f on page 51

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
ift micht faa, gin they didna boo doun afore thae auld, auld st
faithful war lat richt up tae boo doon an touch the yird in rev
2 matches

Johnson, Mary Lallans 59 - Kieran an Aidan, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Doric - Aberdeenshire, prose
le roar ragie howder. E trees boo’ed doon till e taps scuffed
me. I sit doon on e creepie, boo ma heid in ma hans. Kieran, K
2 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
Jessie wad lowp, an boo, an furl her teenie weenie ta
1 matches

@d_anderson878 tweeted
A'm gaun tar boo tae the pressure: A'll awa an(2020) search twitter

Shetland

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
Wi his head boo'd, Tammas said, 'My Mester an on page 155

1 matches

Jamieson, Robert Alan Swiet Haar, (Abersee Press 2017) Shetland, poetry
Ploied wie jun boo a'myn on page 16

1 matches

De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
"Weel, hit's a boo o wadder fae da sooth-aest, on page 23
bi tirl o tide an boo o wadder, till on page 33

2 matches

Cumming, John Da Whillie, (Shetland For Wirds 2010) Shetland, prose
cklins. Da traaler passed wir boo an we sent wir blissins efter
a mirknen. I wis standin i da boo wi a fender i me hand whin I
2 matches

Johnson, Laureen Saands o Maywick, (Shetland For Wirds 2004) Shetland, prose
him fae da sail, an stöd ida boo o da boat. An he drew him up
1 matches

Tait, Christian Da Hegri, (Shetland For Wirds 2001) Shetland, poetry
Head boo’ed,
1 matches

Sinclair, James Murmansk, (Scottish Poetry Library 2019) Shetland, poetry
hit blew da boo clean aff.
1 matches

De Luca, Christine Smootie gengs ta Lerrick, (SCOTS corpus 2003) Shetland - Bressay, weans
noise ta change. Da meenit da boo wis doon da cars med a scrit
1 matches

Ulster

Fenton, James On Slaimish, (Ullans Press 2009 ISBN: 9781905281299) Ulster, poetry
Tae keep ootby or boo the heid, on page 19

1 matches

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
srael's seed Wi awe afore him boo. on page 65
Wull boo tae him; nane o thaim can Tha on page 66

2 matches

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
¯s," he saed, "ïf ye'll jist boo doon an woarship me." Jesus s on page 3
iver A lake. Gin ye wull jist boo doon tae me, ït wull aa be y on page 75

2 matches

King, Angeline Weans o Latharna, (angelineking.com 2021) Ulster - Larne, weans
‘Boo!’ came the voice o Gary an
1 matches

@Angelinekking tweeted
@molach95 We played "Keek-a-boo" when we were wee! :)(2020) search twitter

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