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Use in varieties of Scots

cronies Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words12.8 12.9 16.6 9.9 5.8 10.3 8.9
Number of occurrences4125 11 1 1 1 2
Number of authors23 12 6 1 1 1 2

Occurrences of cronies in Corpus

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Central

Curran, Doug Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
aa the auld cronies wid gether for a crack on page 21

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Clark, Thomas Animal Fairm, (Luath 2023 ISBN: 978-1804250396) Central, prose
mals had chased Jones and his cronies oot ontae the road and swung on page 6

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
m o Blair an his unprincipled cronies in the 1990s his made siccar on page 111

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
n oor Karen an wan ae her wee cronies staunin smokin roon the back on page 169

2 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
auld cronies, he'd a bin wastin his bluidy on page 116

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Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
tell that Coont Olaf and his cronies had bevvied a guid amoont o w on page 52
ops,' Coont Olaf said tae his cronies. "We'll be late for oor ain p on page 54
e keep oot Coont Olaf and his cronies." on page 59
in o ma maist fly and sleekit cronies tae sneak intae yer bedroom a on page 108
then cookin for his shady wee cronies at nicht, and mebbes every ni on page 110
Also on pages 115, 120, 131, 158, 159
11 matches

Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
o the cronies in the stand on page 15

1 matches

Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
thing ye dae's muived bi your cronies. on page 32

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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS nummer 109, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
, an sae Bob emailt roond his cronies girnin aboot academics that d
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Hardie, George Lallans 76 - Tammy an the Cheese Plant, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
i the further amusement o his cronies.
1 matches

Philips, Cally Jings, crivens, help ma Boab, it’s independence!, (McStorytellers.com 2013) Central - Turriff, prose
march wi’ ma ma an a’ her cronies, in ma McLaren buggy wi’ a
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Begg, James A. Lallans 74 - The Killie Fleshers - 1786, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
din coort in the ingle wi his cronies . . . he’s gey forrit wi hi
e dinin in celebration wi his cronies at Kilmarnock Burns Club. At
2 matches

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
n part time dentist n awe her cronies - the time for action is now (2020) twitter link

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 84 - Jamie’s Day Oot, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
wer lik mi granfaither an his cronies kickin up a stushie fan they on page 46

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
p in convirsation wi ane o'is cronies. on page 10

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Goodall, Phyllis J. Lallans 59 - Last May a Braw Wooer, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, newspaper
holic beverages as you an yer cronies grow conversationally disinhi on page 94

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Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
Bit aa e file, Steenie an his cronies were faist asleep, bit fan th on page 96
r brithers, yer freens an yer cronies. A fyow o yell be deen awa wi on page 115

2 matches

Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 58 - Cyaard, the Tattie Doodle, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
embarrassed, returnit tae his cronies an roondit up a lynch mob for on page 118

1 matches

@fittiecrooners tweeted
ae a wee chipper party wee ma cronies on Fittie beach bit afraid th(2016) search twitter
s there & she's there wee her cronies!(2016) search twitter
e away fer the wicked wee her cronies & I've got a free reign tae d(2018) search twitter
iot needs is a night oot with cronies his ane age - 70 plus, few d(2020) search twitter

Orkney

Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
he man is suppan late wae his cronies. on page 117

1 matches

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
cups as da Mairch Hare an his cronies tagidder took der tae at neve on page 125

1 matches

Southern

Purves, David Lallans 67 - The Incomparable Li Po (701-762), (Lallans Magazine 2005) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
Drouthie Cronies on page 34

1 matches

Ulster

McDonald, Fiona Frae Cowie's Cragg, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2021 ISBN: B0949GXX7K) Ulster, poetry
Whar he spied rwathie cronies, stannin fur a smoke an haein on page 3

1 matches

@the_gellick tweeted
d forenenst the TV wi her twa cronies: they're fand o "The Voice" ( (2016) twitter link

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