A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Concordance

Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of shoap in Corpus

Central

Bennett, Peter nobody remembers the birdman - Stovies, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, prose
butcher's steak links fae the shoap oan Shettleston Road. on page 8

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Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
fae the toon when ye shoap. on page 19

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Fitt, Matthew Roald Dahl Reekin Rhymes, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785301834) Central, weans
In at the local butcher's shoap, on page 24

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
rtwork splattered acroass the shoap walls. Fae what ah could make on page 24
The inside ae a bettin shoap is some sight. Yince yur in h on page 27
spent in the Ladbrokes bettin shoap oan the high street. And ken, on page 28
win in donks, As ah enter the shoap flair the young cashier Megan on page 29
e coonter and hurried oot the shoap wae his shiny silver cane in on page 30
Also on pages 32, 35, 36, 40, 41, 45, 55, 64, 127, 129, 140, 141, 149, 150, 151, 152, 162, 198, 199
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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
o chocolate piled high in the shoap windaes, and he wid stap and on page 6
in hunners o chocolate in the shoap windaes and watchin the ither on page 7
s could be onywhaur - in ony shoap in ony toun in ony country in on page 24
and run doon tae the nearest shoap and buy the first on page 42
ted movin towards the nearest shoap. It wis ainly ten paces awa . on page 50
Also on pages 51, 52, 108
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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Auld folk can nou shoap free frae harm Thenks tae Cat on page 34
The factory shoap, the bargain rack, on page 38

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Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
ashy, fizzy cider ye buy in a shoap. It wis the real Mackay, a bu on page 64

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
saw a reflection o masel in a shoap windae and tried tae help it on page 4
'The best shoap oan Sauchiehall Street,' Mamm on page 54
st o ma life. A man in a pawn shoap windae wis eyein up ma coat. on page 55
hen ah'd money fur the corner shoap and the pictures. It wis a gr on page 77

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Docherty, John F. Lallans 82 - Lang Summer Days Pairt 2, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
rsels, me an Thomas, tae this shoap whir ye could get a penny's w on page 46

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Tait, John M Lallans 62 - Expository Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
?’ or ‘Gonnae go doon the shoap for a boa’le o Chardonnay.â
e wad think on the Central ‘shoap’ an ‘boa’le’ as ‘Gl
˜oa’ soond in words like ‘shoap’ an ‘boa’le’ as a cha
ve register o Scots. The maks shoap, oan, gweed, flair, daid, fat
4 matches

Gilmour, Rosie Shoapaholic, (Scots Hoose 2017) Central, weans
A cud shoap tae a droap
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Burnett, Colin Boris Johnstone, (colinburnett.co.uk 2021) Central - East Central, prose
like a fat bairn in a sweety shoap. Whereas when ah come oan sta
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Mc Rae, Thomas The Neep Lantern, (Lowdown-L 2009) Central - Central, prose
Mclennan’s. She kep’ the shoap an’ wiz awfy nice tae us. S
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Bennett, Peter Liberties (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
n Daniel an away doon tae the shoap an get rolls, McGhee’s wans
When ah get back fae the shoap wae the rolls (they two arseh
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Bennett, Peter The Sacrificial Doo, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
amble intae the fruit an veg shoap an the Co-Op fur their messag
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Bennett, Peter Carpe Diem, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
rth. Every other flat bar the shoap, as he calls it, is boarded u
d vigour, he’s away tae the shoap tae get a kerry oot.
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Grae, Emma Billy's Ghost Dug, (liarsleague.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
Ah stumble oantae the shoap. Ghosts dinnae come cheap. Ah
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Shoor Caan, Angus Coont Thum: A hunner an' oad McLimericks, (self-published 2012 ISBN: 978-1480242425) Central - Ardrossan, poetry
€™s ma aw time favourite chip-shoap dish
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Bennett, Peter Wan Goal tae the Good, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
aza or that but it’s a good shoap – decent pint.’ ah sais.
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Bennett, Peter Stovies, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
tcher’s steak links fae the shoap oan Shettleston Road.
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Bennett, Peter Arabian Monkfish (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
e The Bull and Gate. Good wee shoap. Wan ay they auld fashioned,
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McNulty, Victoria Hame, (Scottish Poetry Library 2022) Central, poetry
Armadas out of Pound Shoap tractors
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McDonald, Hamish The Girnin Gates - Chapter 12, (Itchy Coo 2003) Central, prose
cause ther's a baker's shoap ther an wu'll get some rolls
h'm tellin ye. It's a baker's shoap beside a loch, it's
up merchant Mr Gobbs. Baker's shoap ma erse!"
shoap here din't ye?"
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Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
ok oot ae place in a Sofology shoap windae. An image that unexpec
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@fairpechtoot tweeted
There'll be Scots aw ower the shoap! They'll be wantin a dictiona(2019) search twitter
t day oot it St Andrews. Gift shoap fur scunnert tourists. https:(2016) search twitter

@raiphsays tweeted
:D hunners a hings in ma wee shoap! https://t.co/KRAZkmR1cd http(2020) search twitter
hi A design in ma spreadshirt Shoap! Spreadshirt is a print tae o(2020) search twitter
Heera a wee link tae it in ma shoap! :D https://t.co/dguhHaHXq2(2020) search twitter
in a wee colab wae a wee Etsy shoap! Wee Steve/wee dugs fans, wat(2020) search twitter
s! Braw hings fae ma wee pals shoap wae 50% aff ?? https://t.co/K(2020) search twitter
and 6 other occurrences.

@LairnScots tweeted
imals, an bawbees aw ower the shoap! #BookWeekScotland https://t. (2019) twitter link