A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Concordance

Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of puss in Corpus

Central

Burnett, Mikey nobody remembers the birdman - It's Ladle, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, prose
rick. Fuck me, ah kin see his puss now. Oh, god, wis he no lovin on page 35
hen ah catch the dad's morbid puss. And that's when it dawned oa on page 36

2 matches

Sayers, Ross Daisy on the Outer Line, (Gob Stopper (Cranachan) 2020 ISBN: 978-1911279778) Central - Glasgow, prose
in ye wan ae these across yer puss; she says. on page 28

1 matches

Pennie, Len Poyums, (Canongate Books 2024 ISBN: 978-1805301387) Central - Aberdeen, poetry
Wae makeup on ma puss, on page 35
innae lose yer heid fur every puss ye find disarmin, on page 72

2 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
e bemusement plastered oor ma puss musta telt her ah wisnae sure on page 29
Ah smile develops acroass his puss. on page 39
oot and an expression oan ma puss where ah mighta jist cheated on page 40
His puss wis a picture maist likely la on page 43
o's aristocratic wrinkly auld puss seems tae be devourin up the on page 50
Also on pages 67, 75, 76, 77, 80, 86, 87, 98, 103, 104, 105, 107, 115, 116, 118, 119, 121, 125, 130, 140, 146, 153, 156, 157, 161, 165, 171, 179, 180, 183, 189, 91, 192
46 matches

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
thin bit a richt skelp in the puss fae the on page 8
like Jobby-heid Cameron, Torn-puss Osborne, an the grotesque Joh on page 54

2 matches

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
apert fae a crack in thi puss on page 7
wiz worse than a crack in thi puss on page 10
So jist enjoy it, an shut yir puss. on page 28
merican pish driblin oot your puss, on page 46
ughin on thi ither side o yir puss, on page 70

6 matches

Tollick, Margaret Tapsalteerie and Ither Tales, (Windfall Books 2008 ISBN: 978-0955726422) Central, weans
Puss passed by on page 19

2 matches

Harrison, Jean Lallans 59 - BARRY SCHUIL 1928 - 1934, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - East Lothian, prose
. They were ca'ad pussy cats. Puss, puss, puss. D was for ducks on page 120

3 matches

Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
cannae wipe the smile fae ma puss.
If ah widnae punch him in the puss fur it. Ah hink Danny wid pla
hair is slightly coverin her puss and a crack pipe lies nixt ta
oan his battered and bruised puss. Ah gee him an ominous smile
4 matches

Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 2, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
tly in front ae his mashed-up puss. This loackup is dingy and su
’ he desperately pleas. His puss aw swollen and bloodied.
2 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
blowin a joint in her bairns puss. Meanwhile ah’ve hud tae si
suddenly appears acroass his puss and he remarks ‘’Again, I
s. The colour drainin fae her puss as she says it, n aw. And noo
ot me while hoadin a straight puss. And as fur Dougie and Craigy
4 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 2, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
e jist aw the bruises oan his puss, likes. His overgrown beard a
ae sympathy fur the bum. His puss soon corroded intae a blissfu
soon begins slurpin aw oor ma puss. And as ah rub his chist aggr
dness by takin a punch in the puss. Ah somehow managed restraine
4 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 3, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
he same depressin rugged auld puss as before when ah approach th
et. Which hus Rabbie Burn’s puss smothered oor it and ah slam
its a bright look oan ma dour puss. It’s alweys gid spendin so
ed expression emerges fae his puss, though. As he cloaks aw the
bit ae steak intae his greedy puss. The wee bugger kens exactly
5 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 4, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
clearly oan the mend and his puss hus healed up as well as kin
€™m sittin wae ma hands in ma puss. Ma soul utterly destroyed. U
dy tae land. He scrunches his puss up in anticipation ae the pun
3 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 5, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
h go tae slam the door in her puss she sticks her fit in its pat
1 matches

Doric

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
"Cheshire-Puss," she started, rether shy lec on page 60

1 matches

@Doric_Bananaman tweeted
class hero politician like a puss covered in wifeys mak' up fur(2015) search twitter
craigjohndavsn fit a fine wee puss oan thon fella #FaceFitFirRad(2016) search twitter
e yer nae oan e' telly. Yiv a puss fer radio mucker! Whau's 'e b(2016) search twitter

@beast_afc tweeted
z are defo nae in the glamour puss league but Ken their tatties.(2020) search twitter

@JamesAmcvean tweeted
t a cloth for that egg on yer puss https://t.co/FM8wtLQTXl(2021) search twitter

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
die story aboot Sadie and her puss. on page 36

1 matches

Hall, Anja Poosack, (Orkney Heritage Society 2010) Orkney, poetry
Sleekit puss wae his furry lugs
I'll stick puss under the cover
I stick puss under the covers
"Poor puss oot in the rain"
Puss puss stop hid, listen noo!
5 matches

Shetland

@tattooedselkie tweeted
@RumpleFugs Aww, puss ??(2020) search twitter

Southern

@cammyrudkin tweeted
away and boil yir heed disco puss #naewonderfokegettoothachewhe(2012) search twitter

Ulster