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Use in varieties of Scots

spat Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words16.5 15.4 25.6 39.7 5.8 10.9 0
Number of occurrences5129 16 4 1 1 0
Number of authors31 21 6 3 1 1

Occurrences of spat in Corpus

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Central

McGregor, Iain Lallans 85 - Archie Dodds, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
id doitrified, pairlt tae the spat, mauchtless! Archie had droon on page 25

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McGregor, Iain Lallans 90 - Sally, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
the widds an A geelt tae the spat in awe. Ma een war guid in th on page 58

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McGregor, Iain Lallans 87 - The Neep Lantern, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Central, prose
leggit an juist jeelt tae the spat, chitterin, frichtit an gien on page 22

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Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
n be on the bell.' At that he spat inti the sawdust. The spit wi on page 71

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Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
Eh've been spat on, shat on on page 12

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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
bottom dollar on that, boy,' spat the OIM. on page 54
surroundit. The slimy monster spat an clawit at them but wi thei on page 80

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
ma ma said aye that ah nearly spat ma dinner oot, Noo ah'd been on page 169

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
ore tastin her blade o gress, spat the daud o warld-record-cowpi on page 76

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Some spat the Dummy et the wa', (Cause on page 44

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Rennie, Susan Kat an Doug on Planet Perjink, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927565) Central, weans
id Doug. He opened his jaw an spat oot a pair o sunglesses for K on page 10

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Forde, Iain W D Traivells wi a Cuddie i the Cevennes (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2008 ISBN: 978-0-9574164-5-1) Central, prose
t strak ma lykin richt on the spat. Wir erest intervyow wes in M on page 3

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Forde, Iain W D Chronikil o Scotland (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2016 ISBN: 978-0-9574164-3-7) Central, prose
the rodd. Whan he wun ti the spat whaur the enorm stane stuid u on page 46

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Morning, Carey Neeps and Tatties, (self-published 2020) Central, weans
grew crabbit and spylt. They spat, on page 20

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Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
otten, rotten wee man," Klaus spat oot, but Coont Olaf jist smil on page 110

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Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
Me ower an spat upon his thoum, on page 18
An spat at baudrons in a bubble's low on page 22

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Liddell, Faith Eemis Stane 1 - Ghaist Yairn, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, poetry
He rattelt, spat and sputtered, on page 19

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Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
aboot a freenly spat o rain.
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Thoumire, Elizabeth Daein it yersel, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
e chowed up mair than it iver spat oot. An o coorse, it haed an
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Bennett, Peter TA Hauf an a Hauf, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
gregation. Ma ain faither wis spat oan in the street as he searc
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Rennie, Susan The Hoose o Haivers, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927442) Central, weans
“Shaws talent!” spat Arachne. “Ma weavin is bett
y lang there,” the goddesss spat. “But naebody will want tae
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Shoor Caan, Angus Tasteless, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Central - Saltcoats, prose
ar whin A'm oot walkin' birra spat it oot whin A realised rit A
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Muir, Glenn Sport!, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
freendly at Hampden. Austria spat the dummy at 4:1 and walked a
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Donovan, Anne Hieroglyphics and Other Stories - All that Glistens, (Canongate 2004 ISBN: 1841955191) Central, prose
She spat oot the word individually as
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
s tae who’s names gonnae be spat oot his mooth. Everyboady hus
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@DABArbuckle tweeted
t "go back to Islam?" Verneer spat ma tea oot again.(2020) search twitter
@BoringOleFart FFS, jist spat ma tea aw doon ma shirt. Dinn(2020) search twitter

Doric

Blackhall, Sheena Tales Fae The Doric Side - Bullied, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
Spat on ma hair, an filmed an shar on page 55

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Gray, Kathleen Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Ootlin, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
ds hid a temper, right? So, I spat, an I scratched, an I sneaked on page 58

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Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
er grun An clookit, hiss't an spat on page 15

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Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 58 - Dour, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
re wis cam frae the fire that spat and flichtered up the lum, th on page 51

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Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 63 - Shelts, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Doric, prose
iks, Mr Morrison pyochered an spat on his haun and clartit it do
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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
, aulder nur her bi twa year, spat on his haun, an swung the sha
h his braith, an pyochered an spat inno the spittoon. The spit w
war reosity, they crackit an spat an hissed. Jist as she placed
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Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
kk her on at aa. He wadna hae spat on Jessie if she wis on fire,
ll it birssled an hottered an spat. Ower he gaed we his kim o ma
pot o broth that hottered an spat an byled abune her stove. It
pinged oot her cleuks, an spat wi rage at her veesiter.
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@FaeFoggie tweeted
urious_Cow @weehalfpintt Jist spat ma tea oot.(2020) search twitter

@beast_afc tweeted
ning commentary masel. A neer spat a lung up over the 6 goals fo(2020) search twitter

@Manuforti1968 tweeted
Nae mare a "spat" than fleein' air. The usual (2020) search twitter

Orkney

Baikie, R. M. Mair Fairming Tales, (Baikie 2000 ISBN: 978-0953156412) Orkney - Hackland, prose
to lean against the rail, he spat reflectively across the sawdu on page 20

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Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
The record player wheezed and spat the tunes o Jimmy Shand. on page 3

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Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
"And then the face just spat us out!" Sheu's smilan wide a on page 124

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Shetland

MacInnes, Morag Archipelagos : Poems from Writing the North, (University of Edinburgh 2014 ISBN: 978-0-7486-9755-7) Shetland, poetry
spat seeds and bloody watter, saw on page 18

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Southern

Wilson, Rab Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern - Dumfries, poetry
Nou James Purnell hus 'spat-the-dummy!' on page 213

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