Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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The word 'bam'

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Use in varieties of Scots

bam	Occurrences normalised per million words	Occurrences	Authors
Total Corpus	12.5	40	24
ORK - Orkney	9.9	1	1
SHD - Shetland
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen
DOR - General Northern	35.4	8	4
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central	10.2	4	2
WCE - West Central	18.4	4	3
DUN - Dundee	10.6	1	1
EDN - Edinburgh	6.3	1	1
GLA - Glasgow	48.9	9	5
AYR - Ayrshire
LAL - General Central	16	12	8
SEA - South East (Borders)
SWE - South West (Galloway)
DUL - Donegal (East Donegal)
WUL - West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry)
CUL - Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim)
BUL - Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim)
SUL - South Antrim (Between Sixmilewater and Belfast)
BEL - Eastern Ulster (Belfast)
PUL - Peninsular Ulster (Ards)
EUL - East Antrim (Larne)
GUL - General Ulster
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of bam in Corpus

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Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
die o feathers gaan intae the bam tur the night. on page 17

1 matches

General Northern

@Doric_Bananaman tweeted
@afromanmusic himmin' Ye bam, Ye couldnae knock eh' stoor (2015)
dee72 whaurs ma name check ye bam? I'm yer biggest fan ken! #St(2016)

@72redz1903 tweeted
Power14 You, are fit we cry a bam - wise up min (2022) twitter link
@ShivMacLean Ignore the bam pots, help work tae create a (2020) twitter link

@daleser23 tweeted
tly fit i wiz thinkin. Fuckin bam(2014)
amos ina. Get tae fuck ina ye bam(2014)
@MichaelGauld wise up ye bam(2014)

@fittiecrooners tweeted
I wis nae there or fan a the bam pots fae a stag / hen come in(2018)

(South) East Central

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
a has-been? Nae mair Tam the Bam? on page 23

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
did ah end up wae? Some auld bam who made me reconsider ma pos on page 121
fuck ootae ma hoose then, ya bam!" ah tell him. on page 137

2 matches

Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
rward, ‘’Like he said, ya bam . Wur pals. That should be gid
1 matches

West Central

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
ught it wid be a good way tae bam up aw the teachers; he went a on page 88
ance an he wis jist tryin tae bam Charlene up; ah mean who arra on page 169

2 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
The knickers aff ready wham-bam o it, on page 3758

1 matches

Shoor Caan, Angus Coont Thum: A hunner an' oad McLimericks, (self-published 2012 ISBN: 978-1480242425) Central - Ardrossan, poetry
Wee Tam the Bam , the bookie’s runner Fronte
1 matches

Dundee

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
e the very first Toshie urged Bam tae hed fer iceland. They ken on page 42

1 matches

Edinburgh

Robb, Fraser Lallans 61 - Jimmy Bond, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central, weans
Although Lazenby was a Bam!!! on page 9

1 matches

Glasgow

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
air doos . . . Looked like a 'bam anyways. Where yi wanty go?' on page 39

1 matches

McQueer, Chris Hings - Short Stories 'n That, (404 Ink 2017 ISBN: 978-0995623866) Central - Glesga, prose
o a beast. He used tae, like, bam me up. The big cunt wid skelp on page 75

1 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
Tam the Bam and Tina are baith Scots, on page 92

2 matches

Bennett, Peter Liberties (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
re, int ye? Brigton Derry, ya bam .’ the cunt sais an belts us
1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Sacrificial Doo, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
tae McNulty aboot it. Fuckin bam . They’ve goat me right by t
1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Bothy (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
n doon the road like a fuckin bam fur? We’re meant tae be up
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Park trife, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
el, it’s yer sworn duty tae bam yer mates up at any given opp
1 matches

Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
A wee bam appears fae a corner shop.
1 matches

General Central

Fitt, Matthew Roald Dahl Reekin Rhymes, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785301834) Central, weans
He wis a guid man, no a bam. on page 12

1 matches

Clark, Thomas Diary o a Wimpy Wean, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785302145) Central, weans
Braw. Aw I need is for some bam tae spy me cairtin this book on page 1

1 matches

Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
'Whit's a bam?' ah ask. on page 5

1 matches

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
er doon richt this meenit, ya bam, ye!" Klaus shoutit. He lowpe on page 46
hit he kent, thon scunnersome bam wid hae taen a pure maddie, m on page 98

2 matches

Steele, Gregor Dinnae Mak Me Laugh, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
Ye'll soon mak Super Bam. on page 17

1 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 59 - A Stot an a Cleg, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central, prose
ye are, wee Cecco? Ye’re a bam !
1 matches

@Seperatist_No1 tweeted
@RobertMiggins Dinnae be a bam, fuck sake Bob the only woman(2020)
@Ianblackford_MP Dinnae be a bam murdo? You lot look stupid en(2020)
st, i wis calling him a fking bam ??(2020)

@IshbelMcF tweeted
the security to get that wee bam oot. She cannae haud her drin(2019)

@raiphsays tweeted
us mindin hes ane bisniss, en bam! Nae warnin! Oot fae unner a (2020)