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Use in varieties of Scots

coke Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words11.9 14.4 9 29.8 5.8 0 0
Number of occurrences3828 6 3 1 0 0
Number of authors23 15 5 2 1

Occurrences of coke in Corpus

In order to avoid violating copyright law and abide by 'fair use', only up to the first five occurrences of the search term are displayed for each article.

Central

Sayers, Ross Daisy on the Outer Line, (Gob Stopper (Cranachan) 2020 ISBN: 978-1911279778) Central - Glasgow, prose
'Ah'll hae a rum and coke; ah tell him. 'And a pint ae on page 1

2 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
stined tae be jist like me, a Coke can that's waitin tae be kick on page 15
ses me wae a Jack Daniels and Coke. In the back ae ma mind ah'm on page 80
ae him like Graham Norton oan coke and she even made him a nice on page 120
ma nut maist ae the day. Oan coke and heavy bevyin. Yae could a on page 143
Ah dinnae ken if it's the coke or ma knack fur mindless viol on page 146
Also on pages 153, 170
7 matches

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
Speed, Es, Coke, Smack, Crack, on page 2

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
oota mortgage tae buy a can a coke ower there. Fine then, ah sai on page 161
sittin at her desk wi a can a Coke an her spotlight lamp burnin, on page 169

2 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Snortin coke an shaggin weemin, on page 47
Deayton's coke-fuelled, sex-crazed binges, on page 48

2 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
avid puts an ice-cold glass o Coke oan his side o the table and on page 11

1 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
Tume as the Coke-cans in the sheuch, the skirl on page 75

1 matches

Morton, Elaine Lallans 61 - Twa poems, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central - Lothian, poetry
Tume as the Coke-cans in the sheuch, the skirl on page 59

1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - The Glesgy Screwdriver, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, prose
un as Broon stertit shiffllin coke intil the furnace gin his lif on page 95

1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Guru an Zander, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
‘Just a can ay coke fur me if you’ve goat wan m
1 matches

Geraghty, Martin The Pusher, (TheCommonBreath.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
An empty Coke can.
1 matches

McKillop, Roger The Builders, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
arney, we’re gawin’ fir a coke! You comin?’” Barney look
1 matches

Shoor Caan, Angus Coont Thum: A hunner an' oad McLimericks, (self-published 2012 ISBN: 978-1480242425) Central - Ardrossan, poetry
up the beer an’don’t dae coke
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Wan Goal tae the Good, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
ny, tell Paul tae gie us that coke. We’re wantin some.’
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
he square mirror hus lines ae coke prepped and ready tae be snor
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 3, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
h’m the pipeline fur aw the coke heids and space cadets in the
1 matches

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
@SaorAlba59 Coke On The Fraud Tory Hoof(2020) search twitter

@DABArbuckle tweeted
Gove really should gie up the coke(2020) search twitter

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
ndin me - al huv a bacardi n coke n a pint oh the goldin nectar (2020) twitter link

Doric

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
fur a seance an sim coke. on page 172

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
ot a pyoke o crips an a can o Coke. Kieran set doon three bars o
ccasion, Bappy ruggit aff the Coke's ring-pu an poored some drap
2 matches

Martin, Keiron Ma Worst Nicht Oot, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
to get himsel a beer and me a coke. So a hid a belther an a catc
1 matches

Dunnett, Nathan The Auld Asylum, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
wisna very muckle – a can o coke each, a packet o crisps and a
1 matches

TheChielMeister Philomena and Alcohol, (youtube.com 2010) Doric, poetry
Check fur limonade and coke
1 matches

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
bowt some crisps and a can o Coke on page 1
s persuaded tae try a rum and coke on page 70

2 matches

Orkney Voices Group Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Black Gabloo (Double Rum an Coke) on page 136

1 matches

Shetland

@Julie_Dennison tweeted
ited da bairn on da Christmas Coke advert gits when he geens eft (2020) twitter link