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Use in varieties of Scots

chaps Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words7.5 7.7 9 19.9 0 0 4.4
Number of occurrences2415 6 2 0 0 1
Number of authors19 10 6 2 1

Occurrences of chaps in Corpus

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Central

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
eir beadies oan me. Aw right, chaps, show yeese how it's done. Oa on page 1

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Fitt, Matthew Roald Dahl Reekin Rhymes, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785301834) Central, weans
'Ma darlin Prince, he chaps aff heids!' on page 11

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
"He's one of the chaps," he tells me reassuringly. " on page 50

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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
omin oot o his lugs. 'My God, chaps. I haven't heard that accent on page 76

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Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
That freeze yer heid and chaps yer baws, on page 55

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Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
d the Wee Tods, slaikin their chaps. "Sappie saft deuks and muckl on page 51
had fawn back, slaikin their chaps, Mr 'Tod began snoovin aboot on page 54

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Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
the clock chaps roon on page 43

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Hodgson, Brent Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
Fin midnicht chaps, a heeze o tykes an men on page 120

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Bennett, Peter The Bothy (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
ckin punk rocker. ‘This way chaps, Tallyhoo old boy!’ he sais
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Muir, Glenn Al Fresco, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
s wi a sceptical “Any luck, chaps?”
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Bennett, Peter Coyle Loyal, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
the door. Seein me comin, he chaps it a few times.
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@kennethbryce184 tweeted
meadows tae brek up these uni chaps! (2021) twitter link

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Tales Fae The Doric Side - Mabel, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
"Granda te Callum." He chaps his knuckles against ma heid. on page 94

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Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
tae lat him in as seen as he chaps at e door. Blist are e servan on page 103

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Robb, Lydia AUNTIE BEAN UNDRESSES, (Association for Scottish Literary Studies 2005 ISBN: 978-0948877698) Doric - Arbroath, poetry
chaps the street in twa; on page 123

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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
ther-in-law Neil answered his chaps. Fyles Neil thocht Brian an J
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Vettese, Raymond Lallans 59 - Raymond Vettese : nineteen poems, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Doric - Montrose, poetry
spring chaps the door:
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@McGoo1888 tweeted
y shop in Zeebrugge...the gay chaps aw looking efter me...wis hil (2022) twitter link

Orkney

Norquoy, Greer Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Bath chaps and bananas fae Johnny Saeter on page 42

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Hershaw, William Seivin Verses for GMB, (Scottish Poetry Library 2015) Orkney, poetry
Progress chaps our door unbiddan
1 matches

Ulster

Dornan, Stephen Tha Jaa Banes, (Ulster-Scots Academy 2020 ISBN: 978-1-9163758-1-9) Ulster - Comber, poetry
Their chaps like benselled sails. on page 32

1 matches

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