Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

drookit	Corpus occurrences	Central	Doric / Northern	Orkney	Shetland	Southern	Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words	28.1	31.4	30.1	0	11.6	31	17.7
Number of occurrences	90	61	20	0	2	3	4
Number of authors	54	35	13		2	3	2

Occurrences of drookit in Corpus

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Central

Robertson, James Naebody'd Seen Him, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
t didna. He wis dry or he wis drookit, and it didna muckle maitter on page 17

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Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
"Drookit as ever," said Alice in a mel on page 26

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Donati, Colin The Student and the Pawnwife , (Itchy Coo 2003 ISBN: 978-1902927817) Central, prose
fauch, lyart-gettin hair wis drookit wi ile, Roond her craig, thin on page 136

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 85 - D.I.Y. Doctor , (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
y sticky, sypin splatch o egg-drookit lint stack oan hes cut skull. on page 36

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Harvey, Tracy Anne Lallans 90 - The Missus, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, poetry
It's drookit coat wis kelpit. on page 9

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 90 - Serendipity, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
ne an the the scent o perfume drookit, waarm bodied young weemin hi on page 27

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McGregor, Iain Lallans 90 - Sally, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
claes war maukit wi glaur an drookit. Oo juist cuidnae believe whi on page 63

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McGregor, Iain Lallans 87 - The Neep Lantern, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Central, prose
her yoking on iz gin A cam in drookit, sae A taen ma buits aff, syn on page 22

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Clark, Thomas Animal Fairm, (Luath 2023 ISBN: 978-1804250396) Central, prose
edin Moses aff crusts o breid drookit wi beer. His men were daeless on page 6

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Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
rr can mak me wetter than the drookit on page 34
rr can mak me watter than the drookit on page 40

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Pennie, Len Poyums, (Canongate Books 2024 ISBN: 978-1805301387) Central - Aberdeen, poetry
When A'm drookit wae sweat fae the hings in ma on page 6

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Montador, Eileen Shriek of the Maws, (Goblinshead 2003 ISBN: 978-1899874439) Central - Fife, prose
hes, we've no tae gan tae sea drookit fae alow the waist, aye an' g on page 20

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Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
The drookit sheep hae couried doun, Dovin on page 29

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
r pit her pencils back in her drookit pencil-case and set it doon i on page 134

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Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
Petered oot an drookit, o Christ on page 71

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
aed ben the shoap and pit the drookit fifty pence on the coonter. on page 51

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Rennie, Susan Kat an Doug on Planet Perjink, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927565) Central, weans
this year - she's fae Planet Drookit an has got the cauld. I wis j on page 20

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Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
Too mony wi oor virus lurkin drookit in the rain, ootside. on page 136

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Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
'Och, Heehaw, ye're no hauf drookit! said Wee Grumphie, clappin h on page 93
folk that like cauld, dreich, drookit, maukit bits it is a wee thin on page 97
e ma neuk o the Forest - the drookit bit doon on the richt 'hat na on page 148

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Steele, Gregor Dinnae Mak Me Laugh, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
The Drookit Doo's a daft yin, on page 16

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Tollick, Margaret Tapsalteerie and Ither Tales, (Windfall Books 2008 ISBN: 978-0955726422) Central, weans
an ran hame, greetin, drookit, on page 23

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Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
or the air drookit wi ghaists on page 48

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Douglas, Ashley Eemis Stane 1 - Editorial: Scots Belangs Tae Awbodie And Naebodie, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
rae-nebbit, wan-leidit, class-drookit snobbery and the smoorin doon on page 4

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Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
ittin toastit fae the sun and drookit fae the rain forever and aye. on page 47

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Smith, Elaine C. The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - A Totally Princessy Princess, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central - Glasgow, weans
d - and in fell this totally drookit Princess. on page 9

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Fitt, Matthew The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - A Wee Story Aboot Love, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
ainin, and the tin sodger got drookit, but he didnae girn aboot it on page 75

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Tindal, Betty Lallans 73 - The Scaffie Man’s Tale, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
ilen o the queue. She wis gie drookit, her claes stickin tae her sk on page 112

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McPartlin, John Lallans 70 - The Primped Skull, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
the drookit frozen feet haled like cannon
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Neill, Josie Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009) Central - Galloway, poetry
Rash busses were drookit tae their ritts.
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Macafee, Caroline Lallans 63 - Auld plain Scottis, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
es be wey o French, whilk was drookit be the spreidin watters o sta
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Haddow, Kris Haud the Bus - Nuhin is Certain, Except, (The Wee Paper 2022) Central, prose
The wee fella sees A’m drookit tae the drawers and beyond sc
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Lawrenson, Dorothy Ranch Road 12, San Marcos, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central - Fife, poetry
the gutterie loanin, drookit yird
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Rennie, Susan The Hoose o Haivers, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927442) Central, weans
e oors strecht, her tunic wis drookit wi sweit, her legs were smoor
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Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 59 - Bellin the Cat, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Ormiston, prose
rette lichter, bums it on the drookit sofae, his een fou o joy as i
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McKillop, Roger The Staff, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
“Drooned Rat-like!” She, drookit, descended tae the minibus, w
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McKillop, Roger Wee Roge Boobs, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
We’ll mind your drookit, slippy flairs,
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
bare feet. He wis het noo, an drookit wi sweit. She recognised on h
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Matthews, Lily A SPARK O INSPIRATION, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
in time? Ah wis aboot tae be drookit! Th’ win picked up an blew
fuzzy an ah felt th’ cauld, drookit ground smack mah face as ah f
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Alston, Connor THE BLACK-EYED CHILDREN OF SCOTLAND, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
es”. He wis also thoroughly drookit. So Jim opent the dair as he
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Monahan Brown, Ricky Dùn Èideann, (The Scores 2020) Central, prose
e walk awa fae the licht. The drookit, slitterie sin boonced low on
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Douglas, Ashley Fur maist o history, anonymous wis a wumman, (Scottish Poetry Library 2022) Central, prose
the ither anonymous poems is drookit in siblike dingiein or dingin
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@SusiBriggs1 tweeted
is there. It was braw! ?? Bit drookit but wis worth it. ?? https://(2019) search twitter

@billykayscot tweeted
tae sing alang wi me Aw the drookit walkers, aw the drookit walke(2020) search twitter
r a daunder. Luik at aw the drookit walkers said I tae @joao_ka(2020) search twitter
Three drookit doos turn their backs tae the(2020) search twitter
on through this wey, sae nae drookit hull folk in Fife the day!(2020) search twitter
haur even a distant doo luiks drookit. https://t.co/Fkw3V1rVjo(2020) search twitter
and 1 other occurrences.

@PeoplesPoet77 tweeted
ye hen dinnae wannae get pure drookit. Couddae shut ma eyes an it w (2022) twitter link

@LairnScots tweeted
e baltic in snawy weather, or drookit wi rain... whit aboot when we (2019) twitter link
heavy, ken, Ah was absolutely drookit...' An what would be the West (2018) twitter link

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 68 - Gordon’s Gairden, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Doric, prose
"Gweed loon, ye'r drookit," she says. "Fit wye hiv ye n on page 35

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Strachan, Shane Tales Fae The Doric Side - Doric Dwams, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
us drookit rats. on page 30

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Diansangu, Mae Tales Fae The Doric Side - Efter the war memorial at Cowdry Hall, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
ikely, itll ask ye in tae get drookit, an ging dookin fur memories. on page 61

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Maitland, Andrew Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Auld Mannie, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
n ainly a few seconds, he wis drookit fae heid tae toe. The journey on page 72

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
ice drew up his feet as Joyce drookit him wi a great splash o caal on page 13

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Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
inie, we're aa wintin tae git drookit on page 185

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Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
Aye fer drookit tae skin I div feel
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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
o the bairns hid cam in like drookit rats. Ten tin flasks, stopper
tae the Machar Kirk, an near drookit the fower o them as they hash
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Bundy Broch The Doric Min, (YouTube 2020) Doric - Brouch, poetry
n a hoolie, getting his drars drookit
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McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Loch Skeen, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
rain oo war haen the pate was drookit, an wee spoots o watter rin d
wad get drookit in nae time, sae oo fund a pa
the faws oo war stane-tired, drookit an oor legs war dwaiblie.
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Cara, Dillon, Ami and Travis Bogle Adventure, (Scots Hoose 2017) Doric, weans
d the watter on it til it got drookit. It was the bogle that got fl
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Dunnett, Nathan The Auld Asylum, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
min doon in torrents. We were drookit an wi hid hardly gone ony wy
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Diansangu, Mae Puddock Spittins, (Scots Hoose 2021) Doric, poetry
drookit
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Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
wis drookit. He sterted tae chitter. Gerb
takk oot the clouts, the twa drookit friens breenged oot atween he
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@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
he cairt has names lik JOUK O DROOKIT, NESS O DOOM, BURN O BEATTIE, (2020) twitter link
landscapes. Wheesht, lug in, drookit, buttery, gulsh, funcy piece, (2020) twitter link

Shetland

MacInnes, Morag Archipelagos : Poems from Writing the North, (University of Edinburgh 2014 ISBN: 978-0-7486-9755-7) Shetland, poetry
Her een wis droont, drookit wi weet. on page 18

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@tattooedselkie tweeted
Pishin wi rain an me jeans ir drookit. Gotten comfy afore da haetir(2021) search twitter

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
"As drookit as e'er," said Ablice fair fe on page 25

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The Westender Loupin Salmon, (The Hawick Paper 2007) Southern, newspaper
witter at the bottom. Hei was drookit, bit otherwise unhurt and abo
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@StuartPoet tweeted
ner, watter, fitba, walloper, drookit, dug, dreic(2020) search twitter

Ulster

Fenton, James On Slaimish, (Ullans Press 2009 ISBN: 9781905281299) Ulster, poetry
Amang the drookit coarn, hingin on page 23

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Dornan, Stephen Tha Jaa Banes, (Ulster-Scots Academy 2020 ISBN: 978-1-9163758-1-9) Ulster - Comber, poetry
A was drookit, coul an foondert, ma breeks on page 16
A gied it a dicht on ma drookit breeks on page 18

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Fenton, James The Lade, (Ullans Magazine 2001) Ulster, prose
immlin German soajers; or twa drookit grals wud sprachle up the bro
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