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Use in varieties of Scots

bookies Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words8.1 9.8 10.6 0 0 0 0
Number of occurrences2619 7 0 0 0 0
Number of authors11 9 2

Occurrences of bookies 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.

Central

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
The bookies is on the corner. Runnin doon on page 17
kin doon noo adjacent tae the bookies. A hear a fuckin hissin in ma on page 19
etween here n the Wullie Hill bookies a few doors up. A pass wae ma on page 38
across fae the wee shop n the bookies. We've drank aboot half our w on page 41

4 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
in pubs or bookies. on page 49

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Roald Dahl Reekin Rhymes, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785301834) Central, weans
The Mirror made the bookies pey. on page 28

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
ol the other week doon at the bookies. There ah on page 19
tae month. And that's why the bookies are on page 28
e that hus broat me intae the bookies in search ae ma first win in on page 29
weird he's no been intae the bookies lately. Usually, as regular a on page 35
use ae horrors, they caw: The Bookies. on page 45

5 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
wi the big yins, gist ask the bookies on page 118
ds, an ma da wis aff doon the bookies hopin fur a miracle. Ah endet on page 169

3 matches

Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
er Joey Williams tae open the bookies. Busy mithers pushin fat babi on page 35
ldna think o a reason how the bookies wid be a worse place tae gie on page 36

2 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
Saturday before gaun rae the bookies fur a flutter and his local f on page 40

1 matches

Calderwood, Lynsey Lallans 68 - Barlinnie Gradyooits, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
tur skool staunin ootsiyd thi bookies waitin fur ees auld man an ee on page 41

1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Sacrificial Doo, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
stride purposefully intae the bookies tae put oan fitba coupons, th
1 matches

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
ir a meenit. "Weel, ere's the bookies an haudin up Jock's bar in Me on page 54

1 matches

@fittiecrooners tweeted
issing! Then hands me a box o'bookies pens! Cheek(2016) search twitter
by the day. Went down tae the bookies tae put a bet on for Scotland(2016) search twitter
Belgian beer fer £2 a dozen, bookies, paper & a chipper fer tea(2017) search twitter
the chuntey, I'm gan tae the bookies, stick ma horse on then Bert'(2017) search twitter
lang time since I won on the bookies. Nae muckle mind bit enough t(2017) search twitter
and 1 other occurrences.

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