A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Concordance

Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of ginger in Corpus

Central

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
here's plastic cups wae fizzy ginger n sandwiches oot the canteen. on page 58

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Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
'Ginger' elsewhaur is aye on page 19

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Stevenson, Gerda Quines: Poems in tribute to women of Scotland, (Luath 2020 ISBN: 978-1913025502) Central, poetry
s, cinnamon, almonds, citrus, ginger, as if on page 38

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Cohen, Susan Wee Scottish Book o' Pure Stoatin' Joy, (The Wee Book Company 2019 ISBN: 978-1916491588) Central, prose
aved wi' Vicky Sponges, fizzy ginger, jeely beans, flowers, hearts on page

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Douglas, David Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
vy beer taken in, and even 'a ginger for the bairn'. on page 50

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
kin tae himself, 'What's this ginger cunt's game?" on page 160

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
h love watchin Fred Astair an Ginger Rogers daein it in aw the aul on page 22
-six, an if it wisnae fur his ginger hair an orange freckles an hi on page 34

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
that best o aw. Buttergin and ginger is gey popular and aw. Follae on page 123
SWEEMIN POOLS FILLED WI GINGER. on page 137

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Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
s aboot the size o a bottle o ginger. on page 100

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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
smoked sausage or a shot o ma ginger? on page 43
Canto A Bottle o Ginger on page 77
Entry peyed for by ginger bottles ye see on page 79

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Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
Ah turn tae a friendly lookin ginger lad. He puts me in mind o Ron on page 4

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Travers, Martin A Nappie Lassie Blethers tae a Fritter, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, script
A'm tannin the Pinot lik hits ginger tae git me throu hit. Whan th on page 4

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
Ah take dot a bottle o Barr's ginger beer, unscrew the metal cap, on page xiv

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Steele, Gregor Dinnae Mak Me Laugh, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
Twa cans o ginger ma wee brither shook, on page 23

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Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
orange ginger on page 83

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Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
in a panic and, findin a big ginger bottle in the corner, lowped on page 10
owped stgaight back intae his ginger bottle. on page 13
when he'd climbed oot o the R ginger bottle and wis sittin back on on page 14
The king didna lowp intae the ginger bottle but he had a greetin f on page 17
didna. Eurystheus wis in his ginger bottle onywey. He wis that fe on page 20
Also on pages 33, 35, 38, 42, 57
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McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
Or went native, bred ginger hottentots: on page 49

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Robson, Frances Lallans 75 - The MacNificat, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
pscarts, that dinnae gee thir ginger fur
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Higgs, Jo The tale of how Evan Evans scrapped wi Evan Nichols, (berfrois 2022) Central - Edinburgh, prose
rridge. Ye lap it up lit barr ginger up a straw.’
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Mortimer, Cara Bewaur o th tap tap tap, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - North Lanarkshire, weans
a. Ah helpt masel tae a can o ginger, (Irn Bru Extra cause ye ken
goat ready tae chuck ma can o ginger an skelp embdy wha wis er…
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Heather, Alistair Rin throu the jungle, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
agged duds. Me an a lad cried Ginger walked intae Singapore thegit
e leuked some state: a muckle ginger lad an his wee pal, droukit w
watter ower the plants! Me an Ginger flew ower tae it, tore the ho
Ma pal Ginger gied them baith barrels: “M
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Bennett, Peter Liberties (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
n ay them sais, a big speccy, ginger cunt wae a Stone Island jayke
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Bennett, Peter The Bothy (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
n More. ‘Here, look at that ginger cunt.’ he sais noddin tae P
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Bennett, Peter Graftin, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
€™ Joe sais, drappin a can ay ginger oan tae ma stomach. ‘Workin
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Bennett, Peter Rude Awakenings (Part one of two), (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
His ginger barnet’s wild an unshackled
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Muir, Glenn David of Seafield, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
d vaguely mind o Hammy but no Ginger. Ginger wis a magnificent mar
. Ginger wis a magnificent marmalade c
er quite recently. Apparently Ginger crawled hame yin nicht efter
less, though the fishes that Ginger slept wi were in the Union Ca
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Bennett, Peter Time, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
McNulty’s close.’ The wee ginger heided pal ay Daniel’s sais
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Monahan Brown, Ricky Dùn Èideann, (The Scores 2020) Central, prose
He fund a bottle o pink ginger, brewed to be bitter. He wis
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Curt_Kenobi Mates, (archiveofourown.org 2016) Central, prose
alise that ma pubes wis still ginger. Ah've since decided it's a s
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Wallace, Lorna Tae A Selfie, (lornalouwriting.wordpress.com 2014) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
An’ staun’ an’ gee ma ginger loacks
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Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
st at ease. Fur a scrawny wee ginger bastard, eh? He doesnae half
But in order tae prevent this ginger cunt fae scarpin oot the fron
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@g_hibby tweeted
ottle o' Babycham, and a nice ginger Beer for masel'... It'll be r (2023) twitter link

@billykayscot tweeted
c drink available wis made wi ginger. There yist tae be a joke abo(2020) search twitter

@changed_days tweeted
onces could smuggle a 2 litre ginger bottle up their hoops, so an (2021) twitter link

@LairnScots tweeted
Wid ye cry this juice or ginger? #Scots https://t.co/Fv7niUc4 (2021) twitter link
Juice or ginger? #Scots https://t.co/uZn01Pry (2020) twitter link

Doric

Maitland, Andrew Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Auld Mannie, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
on in a blue uniform wi short ginger hair. He scanned the lasagna on page 73

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Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
gry, Mam - we wint a piece A ginger snap'll dee" I dish them oot on page 15

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
s. Ye'r mair stumpy, stoot an ginger." on page 51
ane teen centre stage. "She's ginger," she hissed. "Ye canna hae a on page 60

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
nno yer tay - it'll stop yer ginger snaps fae gaun saft." on page 48
, it's nae aabody aat likes a ginger." on page 52

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Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
fine day te you bit, fin ye'r ginger, wither like ess is pure tort on page 37
loons oan bikes; a shargered, ginger moggy an a collie wi a coorse on page 38

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Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
ady, bit often trippin ower a ginger cat an a
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Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
n weel. Jonsar Eck said." Aye ginger the cat his deen us
asks." Fit his ginger the cat got tae dee wi the go
Noo for the last time fit his ginger the got tae dee wi
gh an says. "Div you mind fin ginger wis run ower on
the gooseberry bush on tap o ginger
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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
wi ile o turpentine an ground ginger made inno baas o floor or mea
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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
ngsters hid chored a packet o ginger snaps frae the hoose, kennin
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Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
e founs o the backet lowpit a ginger kittlin caad Tiddles.
ls. Gracie Girn didna gee her ginger. She
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@DoricPhrases tweeted
Dinna gee yer ginger an Cairry On is the Doric for(2014) search twitter
r it tae read “Dinna gee yer ginger an follow Aiberdeen!” Buy at(2017) search twitter
Dinna gee yer ginger doon aÂ’bidy - ah lo'e The D(2018) search twitter

@beast_afc tweeted
es look like an egg. If I was ginger and wore specs then I would w(2020) search twitter

@fittiecrooners tweeted
Steve Patterson back wee yon ginger lad Duncan Shearer. Dinna cai(2016) search twitter
again like last time! Useless ginger nut replaced w(2018) search twitter

@JoanHenry7 tweeted
Oh the Ginger Minger has decreed that pubs (2020) twitter link

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
@LairnScots Knock Dan Ginger, ding dong dash. (2020) twitter link
@EoinlyFans Knock Dan Ginger, ding dong dash (2020) twitter link

Orkney

Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Peel, cloves an ginger aal precise on page 116

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Shetland

Cumming, John Kirsten, (Shetland For Wirds 2006) Shetland, prose
a whit I took ta be her. Lang ginger hair, six fit tall, an laegs
e we were, ready ta start, an Ginger comes ower. 'Aye, aye,' tinks
appet oot, till hit wis me an Ginger left. Shö wis a boanny jimpe
an sixty echt I failed again. Ginger wis still clearin wi every ji
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@tattooedselkie tweeted
a bit o a thing fir lemon an ginger tae noo. I dinna even really (2021) search twitter

Southern

Ulster

Gillen, Charles Whun A’ The Kye Had Names, (Ullans Press 2005) Ulster, poetry
I hae mine o’ ginger mix’t wae stuff an’ doses
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