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Use in varieties of Scots

shiny Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words20 19 33.2 29.8 0 10.3 4.4
Number of occurrences6437 22 3 0 1 1
Number of authors30 19 7 2 1 1

Occurrences of shiny in Corpus

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Central

Niven, Liz Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central, poetry
heapt heich wi shiny shapes, on page 6

1 matches

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
"Ah mean, whit makes them so shiny?" on page 101

1 matches

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
d, but the ground is soakin n shiny under the orange street lamps on page 41

1 matches

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
Improve his shiny tail, on page 18

1 matches

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
dit tae him. The lassie hud a shiny silver ring oan just aboot ev on page 1

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
hurried oot the shoap wae his shiny silver cane in hand. While ah on page 30
so he is. He's goat long and shiny luxourious black hair. Which on page 52
ally still starin doon at the shiny flair. on page 159

3 matches

McQueer, Chris Hings - Short Stories 'n That, (404 Ink 2017 ISBN: 978-0995623866) Central - Glesga, prose
e throw. Ah could hit his big shiny dome wi it but ah better no-h on page 175

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
ead neat an careful wi silver shiny paper, that slidey paper that on page 43
Ah endet up wi a big shiny red lump on ma heid because a on page 169

2 matches

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
doorwey, wi her haund on the shiny bress door-haundle, wis an au on page 19
in. His een were awfie, awfie shiny, and it made him look radge a on page 22
the Baudelaire bairns wi his shiny, shiny een. "Ma troupe are ji on page 45
t she couldnae manage it. His shiny een, baney haunds, and sleeki on page 72
e hear thon, but his een were shiny and bricht, the wey they are on page 73
Also on pages 98, 131, 134, 140
10 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
e wearin dark blue jaikets wi shiny gold buttons. Their hair is l on page xiii
a crooked grin. He's wearin a shiny, grey suit wi a thin, black t on page 7
aff two sets of steps in his shiny, black laced-up shoes. on page 58
earin a lang, dark jaiket and shiny black boots. 'And ye started on page 76

4 matches

Sprott, Gavin Lallans 68 - Gairdens, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
hair flees fae the back o her shiny helm. on page 98

1 matches

McDermid, Val The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - The Gowd Breeks, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
gussied up wi fancy trim and shiny buttons. Whiles he shone like on page 56

1 matches

Higgs, Jo The tale of how Evan Evans scrapped wi Evan Nichols, (berfrois 2022) Central - Edinburgh, prose
t is of course yer lusciously shiny meat cleaver ah refer to. Ah
1 matches

Percy, Ely The Family Situation, (The Interpreters House.org 2020) Central, prose
Ah endet up wi a big shiny red lump on ma heid because a
1 matches

Haddow, Kris Haud the Bus - Where Dae Ye Catch the Bus Tae Sarajevo?, (The Wee Paper 2022) Central, prose
cht in front ae me clutchin a shiny new six pack o’ golden tinn
1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
Aneath the glowin, shiny skin
1 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth Daein it yersel, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
ins reproducit on the front o shiny white cairds wi seasonal wird
1 matches

Stewart, Anna An Alien Feeling, (Scots Hoose 2019) Central, prose
cles on glass falling intae a shiny liquid, moving coz o my hand,
1 matches

Monahan Brown, Ricky Dùn Èideann, (The Scores 2020) Central, prose
they looked richt bonnie. Sae shiny angreen. A’m gonnae sink ma
1 matches

@DABArbuckle tweeted
day Dis onybody up here gie a shiny shite whit yon big palooster (2020) search twitter
ref Does onybody still give a shiny shite aboot whit the Lib Dems(2020) search twitter

@ThonJacobite tweeted
nurse says she couldnae gie a shiny shit(2020) search twitter

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Tales Fae The Doric Side - Mabel, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
te see it?" Dad pullt a bit o shiny paper fae an envelope. on page 92
anin stuff an the fleer is so shiny it looks weet. Ma trainers an on page 96

2 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
nts," said Rosie, pickin up a shiny silver speen. on page 17
hadda; coontless lipsticks - shiny an matt; some kirn she caaed on page 83

2 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
hivvy beets an business men's shiny sheen; deevin music belts oot on page 43
s. She'd on lipstick an aa - shiny an fine-lookin like straaberr on page 64
boot in the bug an teen oot a shiny, on page 65
ikit ye," Ah said, takkin the shiny gold tube oota ma sock, twist on page 67
an the giant tractor pullin a shiny ploo aat gid slicin throwe th on page 92

8 matches

Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
like his black shiny sheen. on page 9

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
tit oot wi solid-wid units an shiny new appliances. She screwed u on page 20
the ither day: a pey-es-ye-go shiny silver communications sensati on page 52

2 matches

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
. "A mean, what makes them so shiny?" on page 99

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 75 - The Petrol Tanker, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Doric, prose
n the corner o his toy box. A shiny, spleet new Esso petrol-tanke
dle o the display was a huge, shiny yalla Tonka dump truck, gey n
2 matches

Hutchison, Pat Bulletbroo, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
nt wiz hooerin in Berlin, his shiny new Iron Cross 1st class on h
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
rs an a reid jaiket, an blaik shiny buits on.
pooch an spied raw upon raw o shiny sheen, heich heels fur
2 matches

Devlin, Edwin The School Dentist 1969, (Facebook 2020) Doric, prose
tray wi utensils of cruelty, shiny silver and sharp , ma hert wa
1 matches

Orkney

Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
a shiny black wae a snowy white seam. on page 17
shiny fan o seaweed, dark spaghetti on page 49

2 matches

Bruce, Lorraine Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
shiny an golden. on page 81

1 matches

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
"Ah mean, whit maks thum sae shiny?" on page 101

1 matches

Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
phon. "A mean, what maks thim shiny?" on page 102

1 matches

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