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Use in varieties of Scots

crap Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words26.8 23.4 51.2 0 0 43.7 13.3
Number of occurrences8344 32 0 0 4 3
Number of authors35 21 9 2 3

Occurrences of crap 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

Purdie, David C. Lallans 68 - The Fower Jyners o the Apocalypse, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
am, "But ony o Clancy's uswal crap an he'll eyn up wi a gey sair on page 26

1 matches

Morton, Elaine Lallans 59 - In Dispraise o Eden, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, poetry
Wi furthie crap o flarie hue, on page 91

1 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
wad shuirly yield him a guid crap o tatties, oats an bear. The on page 50
scythin an getherin whit wee crap o puir hey cuid be hained fra on page 55
rs' "he years o foul simmers, crap failures, freezin winters, an on page 63
-Ilka winter brocht its ain crap o problems wi hoasts an croup on page 74

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Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
'Holy crap, and Lawd-a-Mahrcy', on page 34

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
that's whit ah meant. You're crap at this, she said. SHUT IT. S on page 19
fur a new chair. Aye that wis crap. Nen she hauns me a puni an a on page 31
t how good oor team ts an how crap are Celtic. on page
h but yi better not start any crap. Who me, said Tommy; he sat d on page 106
Ah said, Charlene don't talk crap. She said, Who dae yi hink yo on page 136
Also on pages 138, 159, 169
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Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
ke me, but you've no idea the crap marks I get on page 46

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Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
Wi furthie crap of flarie hue, on page 52

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Scott, Hamish Eemis Stane 1 - Fields o Stanes, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
He treatit the bairns lik a crap an aa, an i trowth - tho he on page 21

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Morton, Elaine Lallans 59 - In Dispraise o Eden, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, poetry
Wi furthie crap o flarie hue, on page 91

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Fleemin, Sandy Deid Come Nevermas, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
The sorrow crap of butter he gat.
1 matches

Calderwood, Lynsey Mumbo Jumbo, (Litro magazine 2006) Central, prose
at’s wit ah meant. You’re crap at this, she said. SHUT IT. S
1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
m forkit throu the houss frae crap ti ruit an fand nocht.
The skeillie reiver crap alang the schoir i the mirk,
ir an rowein hiz ein. Than he crap bak ti hiz bed. Rosie telt Do
3 matches

Falconer, Gavin Lallans 63 - Richt Scots an Pithy Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
anent whaur thay’r like tae crap up sae as tae ken tae gang ba
1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
Ensurin next year's crap o weeds
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Muir, Glenn The Truth Will Out, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Linlithgow, prose
ing a weel paid job and that. Crap! Her and Dick (her aptly name
1 matches

McKillop, Roger Challengin' Times, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
The “That’s Crap” Rap
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McKillop, Roger The Staff, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
He’d say were fu’ o’ crap!)
1 matches

Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
ower it wis the maist rowthie crap the ferm haed iver seen. The
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
extravagant, tae cultivate a crap, especially sicnaa nutrient-h
cially sicnaa nutrient-hungry crap, juist for its scent. Bit he
2 matches

Kirk Jn, Albert Guid Fences Mak Guid Neibours, (albertkirkjr.com 2022) Central - Aryshire, blog
in the swine whae teens me wi crap!
1 matches

@DavidJWood2 tweeted
gave you more in return. I’m crap at this, I hope it makes sens(2020) search twitter

@RickHJohnston tweeted
he poor who suffer under this crap Union. https://t.co/QVbSzB13j (2022) twitter link

@bigandymccoll tweeted
ever. So I can now - he's a crap piano player. There. ?? (2022) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
ingh3 hees worse than that - crap - n whaes the plonker that s (2020) twitter link
h - the epl games now r just crap imo (2021) twitter link

Doric

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 87 - Andy, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Doric, prose
Noo, an oonchancy feelin crap ower Zander. Here was a wabbi on page 30

1 matches

Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
tree att disna growe a gweed crap, is hackit doon an brunt. A'l on page 9
his han, tae threesh oot his crap an gaither e corn intill his on page 84
pleesures o iss life an their crap nivver ripens. Bit att on e g on page 93
himsel. He says till them, "E crap is hivvy, bit e fee'd-men are on page 97
er fa's grun aye gied a gweed crap. An he thocht till himsel, fi on page 102
Also on pages 113
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Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
ed up wi ess ~ the picters ir crap an ere's naethin te aet." . on page 32

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Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
s ir gone) an I'm no go fy o' crap on page 94

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 79 - The Tattiebogle, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
idna barns eneuch tae pit his crap in. He jist made stooks o the on page 19

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - TROUBLE WI WITTGENSTEIN, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
tae ploo it up an plunt a new crap." on page 89

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Goodall, Phyllis J. Berryhill, (timberford.demon 2000) Doric, poetry
Tourism noo is the crap ti grou
Tourism noo is the crap that grows
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Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 83 - The Umman, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
t was ma aal freen, Fergie, A crap up ahin him an said laich-in:
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Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
Tae pit in crap the fermer dis try.
kin silage stops takin in the crap.
An wi his crap fermer his a fling.
mer taks in the second silage crap,
Maist o the crap is teen aff the grun,
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Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
Tryin tae saa some crap nae stue.
As he finishes aff the silage crap
wid need seed tae pit in his crap, so eence again the
nivver ony drocht tae dry the crap for cuttin. It wis noo
There wis still a lot o crap nae cut an it lyin on the gru
5 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
, stookit clear o the staunin crap, a sair trauchle oor efter oo
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
er, angeret at seein his fine crap o tatties bein etten, wi a la
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@fittiecrooners tweeted
n am an auld git bit its jist crap nowadays. Fars a yon gud film(2016) search twitter
t the hell! Too auld fer that crap ??(2018) search twitter

Southern

@cammyrudkin tweeted
he ref wus shite, the ref wus crap bla bla bla becca says cum on(2020) search twitter
he ref wus shite, the ref wus crap bla bla bla becca says cum on(2020) search twitter

@StuartPoet tweeted
SidneyThursday @Historic_Ally Crap. We're in Scotland. Awa back (2020) twitter link
@ionafyfe Crap news and sorry tae hear thon (2020) search twitter

Ulster

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
Tha coarnfiel's gaithert crap on page 14

1 matches

Warwick, Matthew Fergie an Freens oan tha fairm, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2011) Ulster - Rural Mid-Antrim, weans
saison. "Thon's a brave guid crap the year, Da," siz Liz. "Aye, on page 8

1 matches

Gillen, Charles Oot Here Mae Lane, (Words without Borders Magazine 2004) Ulster, prose
an' straps that sa' monies a crap, an' an oul
1 matches

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