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The word 'knickers'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
knickersOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus13.14223
ORK - Orkney 9.9 1 1
SHD - Shetland 17.4 3 1
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A 3.3 1 1
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen
DOR - General Northern 22.2 5 3
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 5.1 2 1
WCE - West Central 46 10 3
DUN - Dundee 10.6 1 1
EDN - Edinburgh 6.3 1 1
GLA - Glasgow 48.9 9 4
AYR - Ayrshire
LAL - General Central 9.4 7 6
SEA - South East (Borders)
SWE - South West (Galloway) 27.8 2 2
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 knickers in Corpus

In order to avoid violating copyright law and abide by 'fair use', only up to the first five occurrences of the search term are displayed for each article.

Orkney

Grieve, Ingrid Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
ot so I pat thistles doon her knickers and ... she geed awiy home gr on page 128

1 matches

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
"Mind du's not ta takk dy knickers aff fur him," my midder's Mor on page 46
pectin dysel, an no takkin dy knickers aff whin du maks him dis stew on page 50

3 matches

Mid Northern A

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
the scrat o the roch knittit knickers that ma hid wuvven fur her oo
1 matches

General Northern

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
in an orra quine, drappin yer knickers doon. on page 144

1 matches

Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
rowls. "A pair o stockings wi knickers in
1 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
knickers. Jonsar Eck's stamach went a
1 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Wullie’s Wife: The Hoaspital Veisit, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
claen simmit, knickers, a gansey, washin saip an fac
Duck knickers thit Wullie boucht iz ower te
2 matches

(South) East Central

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
'Got yer new knickers oan?' he said. Well, no sae m on page 1

2 matches

West Central

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
tae yer skirt and birsled yer knickers!' Miss Trunchbull snirtled. on page 80
wer whaur she kept aw her gym knickers.' on page 100
this stuff inside every perra knickers in the drawer and folded them on page 101
e even ken ye even kept spare knickers in the schuil! Ah dinnae ken on page 102

4 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
a da calls aw fur coat an nae knickers, an she gies Charlene thirty on page 53
hings that yi stuck ontae yir knickers. on page 93
a sair belly an a mess in yir knickers! Ma ma asked if ah wantet tae on page 96
u said you pure wantet in her knickers. Aw man yi caught me oot how on page 114

4 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
nt yer splash, Juist drap the knickers! on page 46
The knickers aff ready wham-bam o it, on page 3758

2 matches

Dundee

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
But eh dare no git meh knickers in a thrave on page 3

1 matches

Edinburgh

McKillop, Roger The Staff, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
‘Cause ma knickers, like his heid,
1 matches

Glasgow

McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
pair ae her scabbiest lookin knickers as instructed. 'Magic, hen,' on page 24
root aboot in mah bag fur the knickers an the Double Decker, on page 26
back an fling the chocolatey knickers at the basturt. on page 27

6 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
Gaun up the aisle wi lace knickers, on page 135

1 matches

Donovan, Anne Buddha Da - Chapter 1 Anne Marie, (Canongate 2009 ISBN: 978-1847673459) Central - Glasgow, prose
ent doon the shops wi a perra knickers on his heid, tellt the wifie
1 matches

Durie, Nick The Best o the Baith o Thaim, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
Lib Dems is fur coat and nae knickers pairties for a nieve o reacti
1 matches

General Central

Cohen, Susan Wee Scottish Book o' Pure Stoatin' Joy, (The Wee Book Company 2019 ISBN: 978-1916491588) Central, prose
e matchin' boots an' thae big knickers o'er his breeks. Ach, dammit on page

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Roald Dahl Reekin Rhymes, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785301834) Central, weans
She wheechs a pistol fae her knickers. on page 40
he wheechs the pistol fae her knickers. on page 47

2 matches

Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
ir imaginations, no get their knickers in a twist ower fings even ad on page 24

1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 73 - Waashin Day Weirriors, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
in the shape o a perr o rivet knickers oan a fower-fit cane, passed on page 63

1 matches

Matheson, Ann Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
She kissed him goodnight, her knickers in her handbag. Atweenhauns, on page 127

1 matches

@DABArbuckle tweeted
ye'd need mair claes than yon knickers and bra. Dae yar hae yer ain (2020)

South West (Galloway)

Curran, Doug Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
'Frae fechtin tae keep ma knickers on!" on page 29

1 matches

Douglas, David Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
- aa fur coat and nae knickers, on page 47

1 matches

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