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Use in varieties of Scots

gaffer Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words10.7 14.9 6.4 9.9 0 0 0
Number of occurrences3328 4 1 0 0 0
Number of authors17 12 4 1

Occurrences of gaffer in Corpus

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Central

Purdie, David C. Lallans 61 - The Mass Jack, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central, prose
n auld mate o Harry Train the gaffer's. Harry wis easy-gaun an qua on page 85
Cherlie rin ower tae the gaffer's hut an I rin efter him kis on page 86

3 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 68 - The Fower Jyners o the Apocalypse, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
g Wullie Syme, the traivellin gaffer o 'Syme and Son, Joiners and on page 26

1 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
be the boss, heid bummer, the gaffer, the white hat on page 99

1 matches

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
button and waitit a meenit. "Gaffer, it's masel," he said. "Yer b on page 125
walkie-talkie, "I dinnae ken, gaffer. Aye, gaffer. Aye, gaffer, I on page 126

5 matches

Clark, Thomas The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - A Tale o Three Dugs, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
"Fit like, gaffer?" the first dug asked. "Fit y on page 47

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
tred wis slack, speirin o the gaffer: Is thare onie extra money fo on page 134

1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 82 - The Cream Cookie, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central - Midlothian, prose
He set thare, stouned, or the gaffer said the rain haed gane aff a on page 58
g Wullie Syme, the traivellin gaffer, cam intil the skuil. on page 59

2 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 74 - Less Trauchle Nor A Bairn, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
hooses. Wi her faither bein a gaffer it the pit, an aw.
1 matches

Letford, William Bevel, (Carcanet 2012 ISBN: 978 1 84777 192 6) Central - Stirling, poetry
A looked it the gaffer. Work hard, he sade
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Liberties (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
rance. ‘He’s awright your gaffer, eh?’ Pearcey sais.
‘In the back ay yer gaffer’s van. It wis just lyin the
2 matches

Bennett, Peter Liberties (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
’ he sais, revertin tae the gaffer / worker dynamic fur a minute
1 matches

Kirk Jn, Albert Guid Fences Mak Guid Neibours, (albertkirkjr.com 2022) Central - Aryshire, blog
Tellin ma gaffer A think she's a hure,
1 matches

@alistairdunn tweeted
header wae Aberdeen without a gaffer. Fans can only put up wae so (2017) search twitter

@ClashCityClarky tweeted
@jonsbaird Nice yin, gaffer!(2019) search twitter
nachanbooks Muckle weel duin, gaffer!(2019) search twitter
@Yes_Dumfries Thanks awfy, gaffer!(2018) search twitter

@MartinBroon tweeted
after the speed build and the gaffer decided “I” ?? wuz (2020) search twitter
@ClydeFC Reads like A fit Gaffer for 90 mins wid make the diff(2019) search twitter
@ClydeFC Nice wan gaffer ????????(2019) search twitter

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
y lol - whit aboot the livvy gaffer - noo thats sensational - a (2021) twitter link

Doric

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
n vrocht aa oors o the day as gaffer wi the lads biggin the Quarry
1 matches

Mitchell, Ian R. Lallans 63 - Walkin Woundit, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
nnin ootside the yards wi the gaffer movin alang a line tae get th
1 matches

@beast_afc tweeted
@dipduckdive @ScotlandNT Ony gaffer seein the fergie Mcrorrie dan(2020) search twitter

@cligeey tweeted
@LeftPeggers @gordon1314 Aye gaffer(2020) search twitter

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
The Gaffer suddenly appears - "Get aff on page 65

1 matches

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