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Use in varieties of Scots

quid Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words27.4 38.8 16.4 0 5.8 0 0
Number of occurrences8977 11 0 1 0 0
Number of authors24 19 4 1

Occurrences of quid in Corpus

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Central

McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
le ae aboot mibbe five hunner quid in twinty pound notes an a fe on page 10
mah purse an pull oot twinty quid an smack it doon oan the tabl on page 11
m intae mah bra. 'Five hunner quid, eh?' on page 15
ie the lads their five hunner quid an head back tae the caravan on page 33

4 matches

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
heads, there's six ae us. Six quid, jackpot. That's his full wee on page 12
money fur a taxi. The twenty quid ma maw geed us hus done us we on page 40

4 matches

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
ed, an wis pit-doun as weel. "Quid! that feenishes the geeny-pig on page 44

1 matches

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
'Hunner quid.' on page 1

2 matches

Sayers, Ross Daisy on the Outer Line, (Gob Stopper (Cranachan) 2020 ISBN: 978-1911279778) Central - Glasgow, prose
Ah hawn ower a twenty quid note. Ah'll take the hit fur on page 18

1 matches

Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
use. Sake! I thought that wis quid tae. We finish wi a Gaelic so on page 3

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
ita worth a mullion quid. Ah seen the exact same yin o on page 17
its value up past the eighty quid mark. Poverty does that tae y on page 18
n, and ma balance ae thirteen quid and eighty pence sent ma hert on page 25
As their hopes ae a few extra quid in their pocket hus quickly e on page 27
nnae ken if yur gonnae earn a quid or a livin wage fae month tae on page 28
Also on pages 29, 45, 51, 67, 68, 83, 84, 91, 108, 116, 117, 124, 140, 143, 144, 151, 165, 176, 91, 193
31 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
dnae even got them a couple o quid! Even reckonin that money wen on page 106

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
good style an he'd lef twenty quid fur us tae get a takeaway as on page 169

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
a mairriet wummin or a twenty quid hooker? on page 113

2 matches

Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
"Two quid. Tax paid." on page 37
"A hundred an twenty quid. Oh yah!" on page 40
andin, so it did. Thirty-four quid I owe ye." on page 45

3 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 82 - The Cream Cookie, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central - Midlothian, prose
e kitty or it gat up ower ten quid. Ane bi ane, the caird pleyer on page 58

1 matches

Heather, Alistair Trains approachin?, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
. It’s fower oors an twenty quid return on the bus.
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Sharks, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
€œThere’s a hunner an fifty quid there. It’ll help ye oot th
ughed, like a hunner an fifty quid’s fuck all tae him - like
wae an ah gave Jacquie fifty quid so’s she could get the wean
in tae three hunner an twinty quid! Where ah’m ah gonae get th
4 matches

Bennett, Peter Park trife, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
it an aw. Fuckin five hunner quid it cost. Tap ay the line fuck
1 matches

Muir, Glenn Pet-gilante, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Linlithgow, prose
jist fined Jake three hunner quid and banned him frae keeping a
1 matches

Geraghty, Martin A Bad Sport, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
barnet. Save yirsel’ a few quid … al get her ti drap yi aff
1 matches

Geraghty, Martin The Pusher, (TheCommonBreath.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
A five-quid note.
1 matches

Shoor Caan, Angus Afore we hud ri telly, (McStorytellers.com 2013) Central - Saltcoats, prose
askin' price a' seventy five quid. Ri lums wis aw blocked up. W
1 matches

Shoor Caan, Angus Coont Thum: A hunner an' oad McLimericks, (self-published 2012 ISBN: 978-1480242425) Central - Ardrossan, poetry
ig a’ Broadband fur fifteen quid It widnae work et furst an’
1 matches

Kirk Jn, Albert Guid Fences Mak Guid Neibours, (albertkirkjr.com 2022) Central - Aryshire, blog
Scabbit an chairgin a quid for an oor;
1 matches

Kirk Jn, Albert Whit, (albertkirkjr.com 2022) Central - Aryshire, blog
Gie us a quid for ma bus tae get hame
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 2, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
ided tae droap a crisp twinty quid note intae the beggers cup. T
chokes oan the final million quid question. Finally, ah’m sta
2 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 3, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
s, while ah produce a new ten quid note fae ma poacket. Which hu
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 4, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
s jist that’s a four hunner quid boattle ae whiskey sittin the
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 5, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
ig erratically ‘’A hunner quid? Aye, that should keep him in
roat ‘’It’s no a hunner quid. It’s a hunner grand!’’
it fae. There’s five hunner quid in it fur yae’’
3 matches

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
allacher a buy a 5 pack fir 2 quid n demolish them lol (2021) twitter link
dinburghLive_ and its only 94 quid lol (2020) twitter link
ray_28 @Rods1112 aye n its 75 quid a throw tae get intae scotlan (2020) twitter link
atch tranent at east fife n 8 quid tae watch forfar n lithgae wa (2021) twitter link
2 night - but am no payin 12 quid - tut tut! (2021) twitter link

Doric

Morrison Murray, Harold Doric, Historic and Humorous, (Peters and Sons 2024) Doric, poetry
Scotland wis aye kint far 'e quid get Fower seasons in ae wi'k on page 14

6 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 83 - Dunnottar, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
awa. ‘Ye’re due me twinty quid, Munro,’ Ah said.
1 matches

Hardie, Buff Dod 'n' Bunty, (Evening Express 2000) Doric, newspaper
fower separate goes at three quid a shottie, an' I still hinna
ng happened. So anither three quid an' I tried pressin baith the
shottie an' I'd spent twelve quid, I wis lookin' roon' the boot
3 matches

@cligeey tweeted
s the best policy aboot £140 quid noo https://t.co/L2hGtoKpnr(2020) search twitter

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
. Aesy ta get it, just slip a quid ta da local alki fur himsel, on page 57

1 matches

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