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The word 'jiggin'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
jigginOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus11.43718
ORK - Orkney
SHD - Shetland 5.8 1 1
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A 3.3 1 1
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen 43.8 4 1
DOR - General Northern 44.3 10 2
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 5.1 2 2
WCE - West Central 4.6 1 1
DUN - Dundee
EDN - Edinburgh 6.3 1 1
GLA - Glasgow
AYR - Ayrshire
LAL - General Central 22.6 17 9
SEA - South East (Borders)
SWE - South West (Galloway)
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)
GUL - General Ulster
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of jiggin in Corpus

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Shetland

De Luca, Christine Swiet Haar, (Abersee Press 2017) Shetland, poetry
but der maybe still jiggin, on page 32

1 matches

Mid Northern A

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
its glittery furlieorams war jiggin in the breeze. Winnie the sha
1 matches

Aberdeen

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 84 - Jamie’s Day Oot, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
look ower aal for this kinna jiggin. Foo aal are ye onywey?' on page 44
is fair disappynted. 'Ca this jiggin,' he thocht. 'This is jist ju on page 45

3 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 83 - The Cricket An The Eemock, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, poetry
Awa wi ye, an try some jiggin!’
1 matches

General Northern

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
I'm jiggin aboot like a feel on page 74
Afore 'is jiggin is deen on page 82

4 matches

Milligan, John Lallans 68 - Fu Brawlie Kythe Their Hair, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Doric, poetry
But cam the jiggin or a waddin or jist oot on th on page 40

6 matches

(South) East Central

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
Jiggin and winchin on a Setterday ni on page 60

1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 59 - Sanct Hub’s, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
jiggin i the glegness o licht – un
1 matches

West Central

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
Cause we'll be jiggin wi the big yins, gist ask the on page 118

1 matches

Edinburgh

Forde, Iain W D Dalquharter (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2010 ISBN: 978-0-9559-105-6-2) Central, prose
The jiggin muisik o a twa-staup flaitit on page 2

1 matches

General Central

Robertson, James Precious and the Puggies, (Itchy Coo 2011 ISBN: 978-1845023324) Central, weans
were jiggin up and doon alangside o the s on page 75

1 matches

Clark, Thomas Diary o a Wimpy Wean, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785302145) Central, weans
Maw breenged in and stairtit jiggin alang. on page 31

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
no real!' Mr Kranky shouted, jiggin roond and roond. 'It's muckle on page 61
n, ma lad! skirled Mr Kranky, jiggin roond the kitchen. "Keep pitt on page 79
'Richt?' shouted Mr Kranky, jiggin aboot. 'Let's try it oot! Let on page 80
ter him, waggin his airms and jiggin wi excitement. 'Cam oot and w on page 85

4 matches

Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
e skelp. Boggin the fodge wis jiggin aboot like Auld Mahoun and sh on page 27
flair and stertit flingin and jiggin wi joy. 'Come on up" he chant on page 40
een on that' skirled Mr Tod, jiggin up and doon. 'Whit dae ye thi on page 52
aft for bacon! skirled Brock, jiggin aboot heich-skeich. "Let's ha on page 55

4 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
in mirlie flichter jiggin, on page 41

1 matches

McGibbon, Joe Lallans 73 - Feyther Langshanks Blues, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
jiggin aroun ma bedlicht; eneuch sha on page 116

1 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
itba, the kirk, the pubs, the jiggin (we hear about thaim aa in th on page 127

1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit A gang-roond oor Sun Grid, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
ut thay are fykie cheils, aye jiggin an dingin ane anither sae tha
1 matches

MacMinto, Gregor The Rhythms of Bratislava, (wordpress 2022) Central, blog
e kinna fushionless muisic an jiggin i this production, Slovakiaâ€
1 matches

@billykayscot tweeted
as recorded and couldnae stop jiggin in the studio - hence the na(2020)
tter whit age I am...IÂ’ll be jiggin like this boay on Independenc(2020)

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