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Use in varieties of Scots

cheery Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words13.7 14.4 10.6 29.8 23.2 20.7 0
Number of occurrences4428 7 3 4 2 0
Number of authors27 16 4 2 3 2

Occurrences of cheery in Corpus

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Central

Purdie, David C. Lallans 82 - Joco Geordie, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
an, certes, he wis cantie an cheery. I cried him 'Vesuvius' acaus on page 10

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 61 - The Mass Jack, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central, prose
mornin Cherlie wis his uswal cheery sel, whustlin an singin awa. on page 86

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Harvey, Tracy Anne Lallans 90 - The Missus, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, poetry
Thaur sonsie faces a cheery sicht, on page 16

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Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
aid somethin too sherp tae be cheery an went up tae ma room. I sat on page 1

2 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
wives as he did so. Then wi a cheery wave tae aw his freens, some on page 87

1 matches

Travers, Martin A Nappie Lassie Blethers tae a Fritter, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, script
blether mair whan A git hame. Cheery. on page 3

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Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
e that wis meant tae soond aw cheery. "Yer new hame." on page 19
"Cheery-bye, Violet, Klaus and Sunny, on page 24

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Tollick, Margaret Tapsalteerie and Ither Tales, (Windfall Books 2008 ISBN: 978-0955726422) Central, weans
went tae the well richt cheery on page 16

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 58 - The Dumb Jyner, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
or heider it. An he wes that cheery tae, ayeweys singin an cracki on page 65

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Niven, Liz Stravaigin, (Luath 2001 ISBN: 978-1905222704) Central, poetry
Sae cheery bye ma thistle freen, As doon on page 44

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Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
King Minos wis a big cheery man wi ridd cheeks. He came t on page 30

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 82 - The Cream Cookie, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central - Midlothian, prose
on the bus an aabody wis fell cheery. He cocht sicht o Hecky an ma on page 60

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Robinson, Christine Lallans 74 - Burns an the Dictionar o the Scots Leid, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
k’ and a weel tentit ane ‘Cheery blinks the ingle-gleede’. J
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Donovan, Anne Buddha Da - Chapter 1 Anne Marie, (Canongate 2009 ISBN: 978-1847673459) Central - Glasgow, prose
pn aboot them, they were that cheery and smiley that you couldnae
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
ce, healthy gums, an it wis a cheery lauch.
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 102, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
Tae the beat o cheery carols
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Heather, Alistair Tartan Tourism nae mair, (The Herald 2018) Central, newspaper
fiddler Paul Anderson an the cheery smile o local Mary Morgan wer
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@raiphsays tweeted
@gingertotty Dae it! It affy cheery!(2020) search twitter
@trangpang An aw cheery tae!!(2020) search twitter
sneeky look it ma wee “no aw cheery” Chrismas set a 5! Ye cin se(2020) search twitter

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
atcher m8 n its barry tae c a cheery fotae fir a change - b oan t (2021) twitter link
h fitba afore the shutdoon - cheery (2020) twitter link
ay - we r the blue brazil - cheery bye lol (2020) twitter link
ear o dear - aye whatever - cheery lol (2020) twitter link
anything in my inbox alas - cheery (2020) twitter link
and 1 other occurrences.

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 90 - Mrs Cadwallader’s Conversion, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, prose
. She disna spik much, jist a cheery smile an a clap on the back f on page 38
odered, reed chikked, an wi a cheery glint in his ee. on page 41

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Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
he nicht afore W1 company sae cheery on page 15

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Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
"Ye'r a richt cheery bugger, irn't ye?" Duncan roc on page 14

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 83 - The Cricket An The Eemock, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, poetry
Had filled the air wi cheery sang,
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Hutchison, Pat Catty, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
Wi a cheery "Toodlepip old chap!" he left
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Hutchison, Pat Tarrarra boomby ae, This is my dying day, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
tted him on the back and wi a cheery look said, “Ye can live ath
1 matches

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
weeks before it's right," the cheery doctor said. on page 24
ss and sheer exhaustion," the cheery doctor said. on page 25

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Grieve, Ingrid Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Wae his kind an cheery face? on page 122

1 matches

Shetland

Jamieson, Robert Alan Sang Oda Post War Exiles, (Shetland For Wirds 2003) Shetland, poetry
Nae cheery face.
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Johnson, Laureen Moarnin Ida Kames, (Shetland For Wirds 2007) Shetland, poetry
da cheery, da spruce,
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@helenmoncrieff tweeted
aring tunes online to keep us cheery ?? and I'll dig through my CD(2020) search twitter
few yards fae my door is this cheery sight. https://t.co/ShlG34ZDX(2020) search twitter

Southern

Tindal, Betty Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern - Dumfries, poetry
Wad ye conter yer neebor's cheery 'fine day!' on page 160

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@officialAliRed tweeted
Cheery wee bugger, like his auld man(2020) search twitter

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