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The word 'shorts'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
shortsOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus12.54027
ORK - Orkney 49.7 5 2
SHD - Shetland 11.6 2 2
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A 13.1 4 4
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen 11.9 1 1
DOR - General Northern 17.7 4 3
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 10.2 4 3
WCE - West Central 18.4 4 2
DUN - Dundee
EDN - Edinburgh 6.3 1 1
GLA - Glasgow 10.9 2 2
AYR - Ayrshire
LAL - General Central 2.7 2 2
SEA - South East (Borders) 25 2 1
SWE - South West (Galloway) 55.6 4 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) 98.5 3 1
GUL - General Ulster 28.1 2 1
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of shorts in Corpus

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Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
"Why don't you try some boxer shorts?" the bonny lassie said. on page 46
Weel, Daavit lukk'd at boxer shorts in every kindo guise. on page 47

4 matches

Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
First a paer o boxer shorts on page 105

1 matches

Shetland

Sutherland, Hazel Biggin Da Dess, (Shetland For Wirds 2004) Shetland, prose
Dressed in t-shirts an shorts an sandshun, we head ta da lo
1 matches

@HazelTindall tweeted
rieff- maybe breeks instead o shorts!(2015)

Mid Northern A

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
ger Or ging oot joggin in his shorts He is a lazy ****** vratch Bu on page 15

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
atchin as anither boy in fite shorts an a vest cam in an stairtit on page 13

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
xxed tae the boddom o his gym shorts an
1 matches

@DoricPhrases tweeted
Geez oh! Are the quines shorts gettin shorter or ah'm ah get(2018)

Aberdeen

Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
o his fluorescent green shorts on page 54

1 matches

General Northern

Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
line, nae even stripped intae shorts. Hardie
1 matches

Strachan, Shane Beyond the Sea, (Scottish Book Trust 2023) Doric, prose
lub: a yalla polo shirt, navy shorts and white plimsolls. She has
abeen a reid t-shirt and blue shorts. He leaves the ootline o the
2 matches

@Manuforti1968 tweeted
enFC Even Holly willoughby in shorts is struggling to distract me (2018)

(South) East Central

Forrest, Liam Hittin the Toon, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Dunfermline, prose
wiz like they were aw wearin shorts. Awbdy got a gid sniff eh the
1 matches

@DavidJWood2 tweeted
of gites tae do up. Some auld shorts and T-shirts. I’d be in heav(2020)

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
shorts ready n ma trainers tae n a b (2020) twitter link
b arrested fir wearing khaki shorts! (2021) twitter link

West Central

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
e sexy Mister Anderson in his shorts cause it's him that's the coa on page 66
PE. the other day instead ae shorts cause she said she wis lik a on page 94
tae be cyein up aw his boxer shorts. Kirsty, she said. NAW. Ah hu on page 169

3 matches

Alston, Connor THE BLACK-EYED CHILDREN OF SCOTLAND, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
n a pair ae fancy shoes, torn shorts, an incredibly dirty white sh
1 matches

Edinburgh

McKillop, Roger Ma Heroes o' Sport, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
Seven blazoned oan his shorts, went flashin’ bye.
1 matches

Glasgow

McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
through his pure white fitbaw shorts. on page 15

1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Sacrificial Doo, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
l up wearin a pair ay Bermuda shorts an an auld Nickelson jayket,
1 matches

General Central

@DABArbuckle tweeted
RobertMiggins Same here. Wore shorts tae the skuill and then tae t(2020)

@ThonJacobite tweeted
n telt her she had nae socks, shorts, ties or shirts left she said(2020)

South East (Borders)

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
Short, ane o the Shorts whae yince fermed Borth’ick
fit ferm, i the days whan the Shorts
2 matches

South West (Galloway)

Wilson, Rab Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
Historical Shorts on page 184

1 matches

Haddow, Kris Haud the Bus - Nuhin is Certain, Except, (The Wee Paper 2022) Central, prose
rin rain wearin nowt but thin shorts and a t-shirt. It’s near mi
1 matches

Haddow, Kris Haud the Bus - No In-gleesh, (The Wee Paper 2022) Central, prose
xcess baggage allowance in ma shorts.
1 matches

Haddow, Kris Ronnie's Story, (words.krishaddow.com 2011) Central, prose
m wi’ a pair o’ auld P.E. shorts and a scabby t-shirt on. A ha
1 matches

East Antrim (Larne)

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
"Iwa shorts wi aal the mishaps o the day on page 44

2 matches

King, Angeline Weans o Latharna, (angelineking.com 2021) Ulster - Larne, weans
in lik a duck. His T-shirt an shorts were sappled. ‘Three hunder
1 matches

General Ulster

Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
'Tae get oot the Reeboks an shorts. on page 57

2 matches

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