skinny | Corpus occurrences | Central | Doric / Northern | Orkney | Shetland | Southern | Ulster | |
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Occurences normalised per million words | 20.6 | 26.2 | 10.6 | 29.8 | 0 | 10.3 | 17.7 | |
Number of occurrences | 66 | 51 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
Number of authors | 29 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
fat wan called Muldoon n the skinny wan we aw called the Roadrunn on page 3
nd new. He's quite a wee guy, skinny but still wae a wee bit ae ve on page 8
big fat community polis n his skinny pal, the Roadrunner. A kin he on page 43
und the place. The young tall skinny wan wae black hair n the elde on page 58
Ma thoughts ir broken by big skinny Blakley sprintin oot the door on page 60
6 matches
Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
ee pair ae glesses doon along skinny thrapple. Blue filled his hei on page 1
2 matches
Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
kin chuise fae heich waistit, skinny, super skinny, on page 14
3 matches
Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
Here lived three sisters, skinny, scary on page 63
1 matches
Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
sae well wae ma pale skin and skinny physique. Fur fuck sake, it's on page 14
he wis accompanied by a young skinny Asian boay who looked shy and on page 189
2 matches
Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
front teeth stuck oot unner a skinny moustache. He liked tae dress on page 17
af o broon breid. She cut twa skinny slices and then, fae a plasti on page 183
2 matches
McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
he recoil on poor wee Davie's skinny boadie was amazin. He wis bow on page 38
1 matches
Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
. It wis aw cause she had wee skinny ankles an big broad feet an h on page 12
well named cause she's a wee skinny skelf ae a wummin wi short sh on page 72
e very wan that called Nicola skinny pins an peg legs an said she on page 76
wis there anaw an this tall, skinny boy wi greasy black hair cawe on page 80
ays that yi can end up really skinny and anae. mic and that's what on page 88
Also on pages 106, 107, 136, 138, 151
11 matches
Clark, Thomas Diary o a Wimpy Wean, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785302145) Central, weans
I try tae gie the skinny on aw this popularity stuff t on page 8
1 matches
Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
oot o his orchard. He wis as skinny as a skelf and the smertest o on page 4
1 matches
Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
. He wis awfie tall and awfie skinny, and he had on a grey suit wi on page 22
wis a mannie wi gey lang and skinny airms, at the end o which wer on page 47
2 matches
Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
ay will coax hur oot o wearin skinny jeans. on page 8
photies. Ah've always been a skinny bugger, so any volume oan ma on page 39
early fur a munch, She was a skinny wean and is no much better as on page 77
ur a run fur hur money in the skinny department. Ma leg could go i on page 86
4 matches
Tollick, Margaret Tapsalteerie and Ither Tales, (Windfall Books 2008 ISBN: 978-0955726422) Central, weans
Skinny Doctor McPhee on page 3
2 matches
Purdie, David C. Lallans 59 - Terry Fae Brooklyn, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - Aryshire, prose
wi her claes off, she wis as skinny as buggery - juist like a ba on page 136
1 matches
Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
ce. Then he cawed the shilpit skinny kye back across the desert ta on page 44
1 matches
Connor, Charles P. Lallans 73 - Waashin Day Weirriors, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
Ella, bit she likit thon lang skinny dreep Meg on page 65
e git a haud oan Meg, bit the skinny ane hidnae muckle airts tae g on page 67
. Weemin wir gein the wabbit, skinny wife a haund tae her feet. Au on page 68
3 matches
Tindal, Betty Lallans 73 - The Scaffie Man’s Tale, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
it, her claes stickin tae her skinny banes. No ma sort really, Ah on page 112
1 matches
Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2020) Central, prose
. It wis aw cause she had wee skinny ankles an big broad feet an h
1 matches
Nicol, Alissa Poor Wee Livvy, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - North Lanarkshire, weans
"I-it wis a skinny wee pale hing! It hid a creep
1 matches
Bennett, Peter Park trife, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
There’s a gaunt lookin, skinny brass monkey walkin taewards
1 matches
Donovan, Anne Buddha Da - Chapter 1 Anne Marie, (Canongate 2009 ISBN: 978-1847673459) Central - Glasgow, prose
mbarrassed he looks like thon skinny wan in the Laurel and Hardy f
1 matches
Strachan, Shane The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - An Eggs-traordinar Egg, (Itchy Coo 2020) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
"That neck's affa skinny-malinkie!" quaicked the neist on page 18
1 matches
Johnstone, Ian Tuney Loon's low doon, (The Fraserburgh Herald 2000) Doric, newspaper
Things lik - Skinny malinky langlegs, umberella f
1 matches
Gray, Kath Lallans 63 - Aikey Brae Fair – 1962, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
nie wi a monkey. It wis a wee skinny thing wi pink een. It hid on
1 matches
Wilson, Katie Becus a hae a sister a hae a friend, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Buckie, prose
uiney. Am jealous ah yur lang skinny legs and skinny tummy, in yur
legs and skinny tummy, in yur gorgeous lang b
2 matches
Lawrie, Alistair Caw, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2020) Doric - Stonehaven, prose
his wan had a bint wi im. Too skinny fur ma taste like – need a
1 matches
@the_gellick tweeted
_ni Ye cannae bate fadge. The skinny oul tattie scones the Scotchi (2017) twitter link