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Use in varieties of Scots

pie Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words39.6 33.4 70.9 29.8 11.6 31 31
Number of occurrences12765 47 3 2 3 7
Number of authors47 27 14 1 1 1 3

Occurrences of pie in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
l an the Panther wir sharin a pie: on page 104

2 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 61 - The Mass Jack, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central, prose
Ye daurdna nip oot tae get a pie or a KitKat, or tae gie a lin on page 86

1 matches

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
While the Panther preed pie-crust, an gravy, an meat, A t on page 44

2 matches

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
oan the kite. I bought Jock a pie fur his tea. Stupit, that. Bu on page 1

2 matches

Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
ister crummlit lik a cruist o pie. Neist Thrym hissel wis laid on page 14

1 matches

Cohen, Susan Wee Scottish Book o' Pure Stoatin' Joy, (The Wee Book Company 2019 ISBN: 978-1916491588) Central, prose
the car park, ye dropped yer pie a' hauf time an' yer team los on page

2 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
s face. Efter ah hud ma apple pie and custard ah dashed tae cha on page 197

1 matches

Bryden, Hugh Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
But a lassie aboard a pie, like manna fae the sky on page 105

1 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
s wan o thae flat-topped pork-pie yins wi a pyot's fedder stuck on page 24
le-strippit pyjamas wi a pork-pie bunnet on his heid, she thoch on page 29

2 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
or rice an raisins or aipple pie an cream, jist the ticket tae on page 56

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
up, roast beef, and blueberry pie, but ye can hae jist aboot aw on page 107
'Blueberry pie and cream!' shouted Violet. ' on page 109
Mr Wonka. 'It's the blueberry pie that's aw wrang, ye see. But on page 110

5 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
the Virus, and fu as rhubard pie on page 137

1 matches

Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
n the prize wis a giant steak pie. Thon pie wid feed eicht fowk on page 94
dered, "Somebody's chored the pie!" It wis true! The tap o the on page 95
hie said. He pit the squashed pie oan the table. "There's yer p on page 96

9 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
gis, others it would be steak pie. There wis a day when he'd hu on page 44

1 matches

Smith, Elaine C. The Glasgow Gruffalo's Wean, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303425) Central - Glasgow, weans
be under a tree wi a gruffalo pie." on page 20

1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 111, (self-published 2003) Central, newspaper
chips wi mebbe the odd fish, pie, mealie puddin or battered sa
1 matches

Paisley, Janet Lallans 62 - The Numpty, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
tae a wallopin great plate ae pie, pastry, tatties an neeps. We
an spend aw day makin chicken pie.” Chicken pie? Fit a numpty
.” Chicken pie? Fit a numpty! Fa’d pit chi
mpty! Fa’d pit chicken in a pie?
“It wis rabbit pie,” ah telt her. “An you’
5 matches

Clark, Thomas Wha's Like Us?, (Bella Caledonia 2017) Central - Bellshill, blog
, that pairt o it aw micht be pie in the sky. Mebbe we'd be as
1 matches

McClelland, Ben Chicagof Island, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Ayr, prose
as roon as Santa Clause, the pie eater. Their teeth wur razor
1 matches

Smith, Jamie William Playfair: faither o data visualisation, (Mak Forrit 2019) Central - Edinburgh, blog
ies line graph, bar chairt an pie chairt wis a Scot an aw. The
The warld’s first pie chairt: ‘Statistical Chairt
set furth the warld’s first pie chairt, entitelt ‘Statistic
3 matches

Geraghty, Martin A Bad Sport, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
plan … bang an Admiral’s pie in the oven…45 minutes an i
1 matches

Shoor Caan, Angus Coont Thum: A hunner an' oad McLimericks, (self-published 2012 ISBN: 978-1480242425) Central - Ardrossan, poetry
An' it made a nice chinge fae pie an’ peas.
1 matches

Lochhead, Liz Ashet, (Dictionaries of the Scots Language 2021) Central, poetry
humble enamel pie-dish
’d mibbe mak a shepherd’s pie in, or yaise
chippt bog-standard wee white pie-dish, an
pie-dish or platter? Which is the
4 matches

Letford, William This Is It, (Scottish Poetry Library 2016) Central - Stirling, poetry
utside Gregs eatin a macaroni pie an a
macaroni pie, bit singin, wee man, yur sin
2 matches

@DavidJWood2 tweeted
_cheeky Mince,bean and tattie pie ??. There’s no a thing we di(2020) search twitter
p between a curry, or chicken pie, chips and peas. ?? https://t(2020) search twitter

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
ing nicht iday or forbye fish pie (white wine sauce, eggs, nae (2020) search twitter

@DABArbuckle tweeted
TheHornyHaggis A vegan scotch pie. Ah'm no even a vegan(2020) search twitter

@annieones tweeted
ye need is chocolate or apple pie, av jist hud thu latter, slur (2021) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
d a say mair - same goes wae pie n bovril - folk said alot wo (2021) twitter link
d b a wee while afore u get a pie n bovril m8 - a kin suggest (2021) twitter link
heres folk said alot worse on pie n bovvy than me n never got b (2020) twitter link
rds - am banned fir life fae pie n bovvy - gen up lol (2021) twitter link
@RampantFM @RuairiMurphy pie n bovrils fir awe the tossers (2021) twitter link
and 3 other occurrences.

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
barb an aipple crummlie, fish pie, hairy-tatties, hame-made sou on page 87

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
nation wis King an mony a dub-pie wis bakit in oor makkie-on ov on page 21

1 matches

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
An it's rare on a pie, ye ken, on page 87
'Ere's a pie fir ye, a bradie fir me on page 114
Took her oot fir a pint an a pie, on page 136
SWEETIE PIE on page 170
aa she got wiz a macaroni pie. on page 172
Also on pages 193
16 matches

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
E Panther took pie-crust, an gravy, an meat, on page 102

2 matches

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 82 - Troke, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
en ava. Aathing was in aipple pie order, ye micht say. An A aft on page 89

1 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
BUY A PIE
"Wid onybody like tae buy a pie? Wid onybody like tae buy a p
? Wid onybody like tae buy a pie'?" There
second pie he asked the lad stannin nees
shun the Circle fin Derek wis pie sellin on
9 matches

Hutchison, Pat Catty, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
at kept the room as warm as a pie and the reason they’d spent
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
, an I’m jist as warm’s a pie.”
enit. Mooch chittered a mince pie, bit his kyte wis unca queasy
2 matches

TheChielMeister Nae mince in Moray, (youtube.com 2008) Doric, poetry
tae Murdoch's fur a wee staek pie
1 matches

@d_anderson878 tweeted
cuid haunnle thon! A macaroni pie the morin aidter is aboot it (2020) search twitter

@Doric_Bananaman tweeted
harlieAllan munch a Blue Toon pie Ye cry? Wife hoofed ma' baws (2016) search twitter
in yer pic mannie. Pittodrie Pie per chunce?(2015) search twitter
ay hairs in yer mooth efter a pie or twa. #splooter(2015) search twitter
e hid a puckly fingaa's in er pie?(2016) search twitter
@watterloony Wiz at a pie or meringue?(2019) search twitter

@DoricPhrases tweeted
Their Banoffee pie is affa fine. https://t.co/LE(2017) search twitter
Aat quine fa smashed the pie record: well dane, bit fit a (2019) search twitter

@FaeFoggie tweeted
back o i main stand wi a het pie and bovril. Hink it wis agins(2019) search twitter
Quick nippy in fir a het pie https://t.co/wp5EWEBnLi(2019) search twitter

@beast_afc tweeted
@AberdeenFC Fish pie fur denner(2020) search twitter

@Manuforti1968 tweeted
d If Tavernier didnae like e' pie then he should' nae o thrown (2019) search twitter
Foggie Fairly a day for a het pie like.(2019) search twitter

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
The Royal tae get a pint and pie on page 29
ties and a scrumptious-lukkan pie. on page 57

3 matches

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
wl an da Panther dere aetin a pie - on page 106

2 matches

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
t an th Panther were sharin a pie: on page 104

3 matches

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
id in his belly, but I cannae pie tae the wean what I niver lai on page 8
l tak a wee bit o the divil's pie masel." on page 17

2 matches

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
l an the Panther wur sharin a pie: on page 105

2 matches

Ullans Speakers Association Nursery Rhymes for Weans, (Ulster-Scots Agency 2008 ISBN: 978-0955791697) Ulster, weans
Aatin his Christmas pie on page 29
n twunty blakbirds baked in a pie on page 30

3 matches

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