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Use in varieties of Scots

pishin Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words9.7 11.8 9 0 5.8 10.3 0
Number of occurrences3123 6 0 1 1 0
Number of authors19 12 5 1 1

Occurrences of pishin in Corpus

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Central

McHardy, Stuart Lallans 82 - The Banes o Alba, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
an pishin aw oor bairns' futures on page 32

1 matches

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
different matter. They're aw pishin theirsels at the eld cunt. A on page 15
the troops hidin in the arch, pishin their self laughin. The polis on page 34

2 matches

Pennie, Len Poyums, (Canongate Books 2024 ISBN: 978-1805301387) Central - Aberdeen, poetry
dinnae ken the awfy stress ae pishin oan the tests, on page 79

1 matches

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
g-time. Ye scabby tink, Ye're pishin in the ocean.' on page 14

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
didnae matter whether it wis pishin doon wae rain and no even the on page 95
asks us. Aw ootae breath and pishin wae sweat. on page 101
ner ae the room wae the sweat pishin oot his pours and ah kin tell on page 124

3 matches

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
We pishin ren warlocks an witches on page 4
or pishin on paper o yi on page 45
It wiz pishin ren thi day on page 64

3 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
he Gers! It's been absolutely pishin wi rain the day but Rangers s on page 70
said, anen the two ae us wur pishin wursels laughin. on page 169

3 matches

Bennett, Peter Liberties (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
response, the crimson liquid pishin oot his nose.
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Graftin, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
r an sheets ay gyprock, sweat pishin oot me.
respective buses, but ur noo pishin themsels laughin at me - in
2 matches

Bennett, Peter Park trife, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
ed, his eye closed oer, blood pishin oot his heid.
1 matches

Shoor Caan, Angus Coont Thum: A hunner an' oad McLimericks, (self-published 2012 ISBN: 978-1480242425) Central - Ardrossan, poetry
plain She ran efter me in the pishin’ rain A didnae ken ‘ur a
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Wan Goal tae the Good, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
uriosity by tellin him he’s pishin oan his shoes an the cunt loo
1 matches

@DavidJWood2 tweeted
@angrya1975 ??. Pishin doon here too.(2020) search twitter

@mcfarlane_irene tweeted
cannae wark oootby whan it's pishin doon.(2018) search twitter

@Chazzbat tweeted
ra the nicht. It's absolutely pishin doon oot there.(2020) search twitter

Doric

Gilbert, Jo Tales Fae The Doric Side - A hame is a hame is a hame, is it nae?, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
roamin aboot in the pishin rain - hame on page 35

1 matches

Johnson, Mary Lallans 59 - Furst Time, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Doric - Aberdeenshire, prose
oat in this wee cupboard near pishin masel.
1 matches

@sovereigndaisy tweeted
@CameronMcNeish Pishin doon in Kernow ??(2019) search twitter

@Doric_Bananaman tweeted
taxi rank, Janet fae accoonts pishin’ ootside e’ @grillaberdeen (2018) search twitter

@Manuforti1968 tweeted
@mccarlie_fc Bin pishin near aa day here. Gye near fe(2019) search twitter
nFC Tak yer waldies min. It's pishin'(2019) search twitter

Shetland

@tattooedselkie tweeted
Pishin wi rain an me jeans ir drooki(2021) search twitter

Southern

@Woodwinecoolers tweeted
k it'll be a quiet one winter pishin doon. Have guid yin too ????? (2022) twitter link