| punch | Corpus occurrences | Central | Doric / Northern | Orkney | Shetland | Southern | Ulster | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Occurences normalised per million words | 15.3 | 17.5 | 12.1 | 19.9 | 5.8 | 31 | 4.4 | |
| Number of occurrences | 49 | 34 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
| Number of authors | 34 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
roon laughin tae git a swift punch in the mooth aff Si O'Connor' on page 20
fects ae the firework, n each punch, kick and flyin bottle. The a on page 22
egardless, she would Probably punch yir cuntin... if yi wur lucky on page 23
town wae McVeigh. We're goin punch-furpunch n he kin fight. A ki on page 46
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Pennie, Len Poyums, (Canongate Books 2024 ISBN: 978-1805301387) Central - Aberdeen, poetry
Like punch ye till ye cannae move, or ch on page 34
1 matches
Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
"Aw, did yae hear aboot the punch up doon at The Carousel oan S on page 32
boays front teeth oot wae yin punch." on page 33
ds tae be. Then like a sucker punch tae the gut he hits me wae it on page 117
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McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
orse in the High Street wi ae punch, but naebody wis keen tae tak on page 100
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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
ry, ah thought he wis gaunnae punch the guy's lights oot. on page 12
fur sayin that; ah wantet tae punch Laura McNish's fat face jn an on page 153
thirsels. Ah seriously wantet punch aw thir faces in. on page 169
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Niven, Liz Stravaigin, (Luath 2001 ISBN: 978-1905222704) Central, poetry
five-fit lassie wid wallop a punch Wi her young bosom buddie she on page 42
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Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
ther side o the warld. Wi wan punch, he knocked King Geryon up in on page 44
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Docherty, John F. Lallans 82 - Lang Summer Days Pairt 2, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
ide tae im. Here Kevin took a punch at me an hit me in the side a on page 45
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Robertson, James The Deil, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
uld wumman like the deil in a Punch and Judy show.
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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2020) Central, prose
ry, ah thought he wis gaunnae punch the guys lights oot.
1 matches
Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
A solar-plexus punch, believe us -
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Heron, Caitlin Groonded, (Scots Hoose 2017) Central, weans
Wanna punch the waw
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 177, (self-published 2008) Central, newspaper
is in a minority, they still punch weel abuin thair wecht wi the
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Forrest, Liam Hittin the Toon, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Dunfermline, prose
ty guards, he goes to throw a punch at them but afore he hus a ch
1 matches
Meikle, William Overheard in a Cemetery, (ABCTales.com 2004) Central - Ayrshire, prose
remember? Ah wis as prood as punch that day. Ah ken ah wis a wee
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Bennett, Peter Park trife, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
ngs a hauf arsed attempt at a punch an the smackheid ducks an wri
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Scots Language Center Crackin aboot politics, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
Punch on Scots
h Rights, the Lunnon magazine Punch set furth a pawkie satire, go
2 matches
grandeicedcoffees Do You Wanna Touch, (archiveofourown.org 2021) Central, prose
h across the couch and aim ay punch at ‘is bicep. —Is no the
1 matches
Facebook link ( 2016) Central
In fact they seemed prood as punch tae be pairt o the commemorat
Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
If ah widnae punch him in the puss fur it. Ah hi
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 2, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
ed fur its badness by takin a punch in the puss. Ah somehow manag
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 4, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
uss up in anticipation ae the punch and ah roar in his face ’Wh
1 matches
@Chazzbat tweeted
h widnae last 5 meenits. Ah'd punch the fuckers oot! ??(2020) search twitter
at Corey is vile! Ah want tae punch his smug face intae nixt week(2020) search twitter
@changed_days tweeted
gold yin, a picked up 2 fruit punch instead. Hoping that's a gid (2021) twitter link
Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
Makin punch on Seterdays fir drunken pert on page 194
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Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
n wance she minded tryan till punch her oun loogs for hevan cheat on page 14
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Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 83 - The Puppet Mannie, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, poetry
Or gaed gyte ower Mister Punch’s ilky ploy.
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Ritchie, John Fishin in the Findhorn, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
I wis as prood as punch! I couldna wait tae see ma mi
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The Flying Pigs Multiple choice voting leaves city cooncil facing, (Press and Journal 2022) Doric, newspaper
ead voter fraud and nae angry punch-ups at the results. Though, i
1 matches
@FaeFoggie tweeted
RRYVORE Aye. Calm doon Mannie Punch(2019) search twitter
a cauld noo. Michty. At wis a punch.(2019) search twitter
Butler, Vera Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
And pulled a punch or two on page 132
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