A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

eejits Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words16.2 20.7 4.8 0 0 21.9 26.5
Number of occurrences5039 3 0 0 2 6
Number of authors35 28 2 2 3

Occurrences of eejits in Corpus

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Central

Purdie, David C. Lallans 68 - The Fower Jyners o the Apocalypse, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
ae dae aa the jobs thae fower eejits disna wint tae dae." on page 26

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Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
'No me, naw. Work's fur eejits. Feedin yer sweat intae a cap on page 1

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
in end-o-term reports fur the eejits in ma class. But that's eneuc on page 3
e bit joukery-powkery and the eejits were trippin ower theirsels t on page 44
kers ah'm gonnae sell tae the eejits this mornin. Whaur's ma break on page 54
onkeynuts and eicht nutty wee eejits like you, How mony nuts dae a on page 212

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
the haill business. "Can yous eejits no see I'm watchin television on page 39

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Clark, Thomas Diary o a Wimpy Wean, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785302145) Central, weans
n high schuil wi this bunch o eejits. on page 2

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
set bi James Robertson an The Eejits owerset bi Matthew Fitt. As A on page 57

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Steele, Gregor Dinnae Mak Me Laugh, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
The Eejits Club on page 17

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McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
o shite dreamed up bi eejits. on page 78

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Hershaw, William Lallans 73 - Proverbs o Hell, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
eejits willnae deave you syne. on page 82

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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 168, (self-published 2007) Central, newspaper
itt. The first ane, cried The Eejits, wis a best-seller an aw lest
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Bates, Gregor The Death Dance, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - East Dunbartonshire, weans
even. We shall rule over you eejits, and those who resist will di
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Nicol, Alissa Poor Wee Livvy, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - North Lanarkshire, weans
"Will you two eejits shut it and help us get in he
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Hodgart, John Scots Language Act: Oor weans hae richt tae see mither tung respectit, (The National 2021) Central - North Ayrshire, newspaper
t still hasnae dawned on some eejits that Scots an English are no
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Bennett, Peter TA Hauf an a Hauf, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
e fae the ignorance ay bloody eejits oan baith sides ay the fence.
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 175, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
oald Dahl's stories cried The Eejits an Geordie's Mingin Medicine
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
prefer it tae bein amputatit. Eejits we tak, as lang’s they’re
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Young, Clive Creative Scotland an the sowl o Scots, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
ive Scotand arenae illiterate eejits, o coorse, they’re ideologu
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Ewen, Allan Pairt Ane: Janus leuks back, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
o tempers flarin an there are eejits connectit wi ilka ideology, t
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Coyne, Hilary The giant’s wife – or Ailsa the irked, (hilarycoyne.com/ 2021) Central, prose
ridiculous stramash! Two big eejits waving willies at each other
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@g_hibby tweeted
er wits aboot ye Linda.. Some eejits on the roads these days.. Nae (2022) twitter link

@ionafyfe tweeted
s tae describe foo I feel fan eejits think that Scots is slang.(2020) search twitter

@billykayscot tweeted
ritory when ye promote Scots. Eejits are ill tae thole!(2020) search twitter

@Chazzbat tweeted
ence, so let thum dei. Fuckin eejits. https://t.co/2E0kR4DaXw(2020) search twitter
learn fae experience. Thur aa eejits! #Corrie(2020) search twitter
believe her. The scrievers ur eejits! #Corrie(2020) search twitter
@HISTORYUK Yer gullible eejits, or yer researcher is shit at(2020) search twitter
nae social distancin. Fuckin eejits. ??(2020) search twitter

@DABArbuckle tweeted
intae a 'political' stramash. Eejits.(2020) search twitter

@raiphsays tweeted
dinnae like bein treatit lik eejits!(2020) search twitter

@weenell3 tweeted
ust sickening there's so many eejits oot there who dinnae have the (2022) twitter link

@annieones tweeted
a pairt eh England, bletherin eejits, eh? (2021) twitter link

@MizLiot tweeted
ad Scots’ve ever knawn, like eejits we wir raised tae swallae lie (2021) twitter link

@ThonJacobite tweeted
ah'm ah still seein loads of eejits gaddin aboot the shops wae ne(2020) search twitter

Doric

@sovereigndaisy tweeted
@AngusMacNeilSNP Eejits are on the loose! https://t.c(2019) search twitter

@Doric_Bananaman tweeted
ngExpress K’in een o’ those eejits grab masel a bumper pack o’ (2018) search twitter
olkies? A'hm livid Wi ' rage. Eejits min! Thon toon is bananas min(2015) search twitter

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
"Eejits!" Ahlice sterted in a loud ru on page 108

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@MartyMacMurtrie tweeted
7 He is oan the same level as eejits ie BoJo, Randy Andy, Tony Bla(2020) search twitter

Ulster

@the_gellick tweeted
gusonjanette Baith a bit like eejits! A gansh blethers a lot; glip (2014) twitter link
n's the daft weans an crabbit eejits fae Belfast, Paddy. The #Ulst (2015) twitter link
aboot daft aul kiltie-wearin eejits, hooaniver a wheen o diacent (2015) twitter link
ae ganshes, slabbers nor buck eejits in the pub! https://t.co/Yl9T (2016) twitter link

@MarkThompStuff tweeted
gmyrtle And there’s too many eejits fond of sledgehammers ;)(2020) search twitter

@TheFarrierPhil tweeted
@cider966 And theres still eejits asking when do the gyms open! (2021) twitter link