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fridge Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words18.7 17 28.8 9.9 29.1 10.9 4.4
Number of occurrences5832 18 1 5 1 1
Number of authors38 16 15 1 4 1 1

Occurrences of fridge in Corpus

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Central

Bennett, Peter nobody remembers the birdman - Stovies, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, prose
left oer fae yesterday in the fridge ah'll heat up fur us. Just th on page 8
Ah open the fridge, grabbin the pot ay stovies a on page 10

2 matches

Moodie, Gordon D. Lallans 90 - Snoke Iz A Pithie Warlock, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
creek o day, Morton poued the fridge door ajee an spiers whit Ah'd on page 78

2 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
ham fae the fridge he seems maire at ease cos he on page 151
ab two ice cauld yins fae the fridge. on page 172

2 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
d every day. And if ye've nae fridge ye dinnae huv tae go and buy on page 187

1 matches

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
in ir jeans, in thi fridge, in thi kitchen, on page 54

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
unsize fudges that wur in the fridge an Charlene went an ate fifte on page 136
up enough energy tae power a fridge whilst Chris got a hoover an on page 163

2 matches

Rennie, Susan The Teeger that Cam for his Tea, (Floris Kelpies 2018 ISBN: 978-1782504665) Central, weans
...an aw the food in the fridge, on page 13

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
ors wioot haein tae go in the fridge? Ye can lea it lyin oot in th on page 12

1 matches

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
irdboard box that wance had a fridge in it, and noo had in it the on page 29
howked their claes oot o the fridge box, they'd daunder intae the on page 30
were pittin the puddin in the fridge tae cool, Violet, Klaus and S on page 45

3 matches

Bennett, Peter Liberties (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
ggis, an bacon an eggs in the fridge.’ ma Ma sais afore anybody
1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Guru an Zander, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
, gien us a cauld can oot the fridge. It’s only noo ah realise,
1 matches

Shoor Caan, Angus Tasteless, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Central - Saltcoats, prose
ot. It sat in ri middle e' ri fridge fur twinty four 'oors so's ri
slid ri leg a' lamb oot e' ri fridge tae lerrit huv a coupla 'oors
2 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
the mercat? He leukit in the fridge. Maybes. Haurd tae tell. It l
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Stovies, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
left oer fae yesterday in the fridge ah’ll heat up fur us. Just
Ah open the fridge, grabbin the pot ay stovies a
2 matches

Bennett, Peter Arabian Monkfish (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
d Stripe ye’ve goat in that fridge then, mucker.’
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 3, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
is the monster American style fridge freezer that’s disguised as
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 4, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
as he stammers along tae the fridge. He opens it and then prcocee
s the boattle back inside the fridge before littin oot a pathetic,
2 matches

@DavidJWood2 tweeted
@pglet Nae idea, faff fae the fridge ????(2020) search twitter
ull some random stuff oot the fridge, hae a look, drink some wine (2020) search twitter

@iainnicol tweeted
in Four men? Thon’s a mickle fridge!(2020) search twitter

@IshbelMcF tweeted
in the freezer but opent the fridge door insteid an blooterit mas(2020) search twitter

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
- am i a bread bin quine or fridge Lassie?(2020) search twitter

@DABArbuckle tweeted
make a cup o tea, opened the fridge and there wis Gavin Williamso(2020) search twitter

Doric

Shearer, Gillian Tales Fae The Doric Side - Guernica, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
is nae sign o ony food in the fridge so ah raked in the press for on page 41

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Maitland, Andrew Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Auld Mannie, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
pullit oot g lasagne fae the fridge. Blair trudged ower tae the c on page 73

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
an the plastic letters on the fridge." on page 76

1 matches

Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
greasy haun marks across the fridge on page 14

1 matches

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
Nae food, the fridge is bare on page 150

1 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Wullie’s Wife: The Hoaspital Veisit, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
onnie amoonts o stuff in the fridge fur eatin, forby yon muckle s
1 matches

Robson, Euan Peelie wally, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
rough a the cupboards and the fridge an a there wis wis a bit o br
1 matches

Bowie, Tyler Stookie, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
pty. There wis nething in the fridge either. In fact there wisnae
t them a awa in the press and fridge an busy makin mince an tattie
2 matches

Johnson, Mary Lallans 59 - Furst Time, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Doric - Aberdeenshire, prose
ts, ett aw the chicken in the fridge, drank a couple o bottles o j
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Tabby Sooker, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
uck tae the side o’t like a fridge magnet and screamed oot o ma
1 matches

@DoricPhrases tweeted
licht gid oot fin ah shut the fridge door an trapped ma face!(2014) search twitter
Ony recommendations fur a fridge an doocot lock? Ma jeans wais(2020) search twitter

@FaeFoggie tweeted
watterloony Lavvy roll in the fridge.(2019) search twitter

@cligeey tweeted
@stuartgill11 Tinnies oot o fridge jist. The, view wis pittin oo(2020) search twitter
Fridge rearrangement required https:(2020) search twitter

@Franwella tweeted
it's whisperin at ma fae the fridge(2011) search twitter

@fittiecrooners tweeted
ar & hoose is like a blooming fridge as yon tight git winna pit it(2019) search twitter

Orkney

Grieve, Ingrid Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
I oppened up me fridge door on page 71

1 matches

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
meat seepin oot da door a da fridge - du can imagine da stink." on page 45
flér, till everything fae da fridge door tae da TV screen wis cov on page 93

2 matches

De Luca, Christine Smootie gengs ta Lerrick, (SCOTS corpus 2003) Shetland - Bressay, weans
er hame again. Dey emptied da fridge ta fin every titbit dey could
1 matches

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
Happiness is openin da fridge door tae be reminded dat I ha(2014) search twitter

@RedValkyrie84 tweeted
@djhenshall found da cake fridge daday!! #CakeFridge #Eid #Ait (2018) twitter link

Southern

@jamie_ginger tweeted
ike getting hit by a run away fridge. #massive #walesinbuts(2012) search twitter

Ulster

@MarkThompStuff tweeted
last week, so it went it the fridge till thenicht :)(2020) search twitter