A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Concordance

Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of mingin in Corpus

Central

McGregor, Iain Lallans 90 - Sally, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
owst. 'Och its braith pongs o mingin fush!' on page 63

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Moodie, Gordon D. Lallans 90 - Snoke Iz A Pithie Warlock, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
goat tae heez place, thur's a mingin hum o friythe fish. Ah remark on page 78

1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 68 - The Fower Jyners o the Apocalypse, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
t; Yakcam, Sairgint Stoddart, Mingin Mackinzie an Bing Crosbie! Aa on page 26

8 matches

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
tae waste it, like. Ken, it's mingin, this watter. Things folk dum on page 1

1 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
guid folk droothie, claggit, mingin, lend a lug on page 77

1 matches

Cohen, Susan Wee Scottish Book o' Pure Stoatin' Joy, (The Wee Book Company 2019 ISBN: 978-1916491588) Central, prose
's mair tae life than a' thit mingin' maukit racket! Whit dae ye ' on page

3 matches

Fitt, Matthew Roald Dahl Reekin Rhymes, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785301834) Central, weans
'Because o your gey mingin dowp!" on page 17
Then (this is the pure mingin pairt) on page 24
By this wee manky mingin cloon? on page 33

3 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
He's wearin this mingin, lime green, Nike tracksuit. on page 129

1 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
'Ah've no touched the mingin stuff?" Mr Wormwidd bawled. H on page 27
shed anq as she sat eatin her mingin fried fish and fried chip, an on page 50
ing this morn. This place wis mingin like a jaw-hole! Of course it on page 79
llochin, 'Whit is it? Aw it's mingin! It's a snake! It's a babbie on page 155

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
Aye but it probly tastes pure mingin, said Charlene. It's also cau on page 88
MINGIN on page 89
in' in wi somethin that isnae mingin on page 118
The macaroni wis mingin. Ah endet up eatin half ae it on page 146
These covers they gie yi are mingin, she said, Pure mad psychedel on page 151
Also on pages 164, 169
8 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
n ilka direction, the air wis mingin wi the braw sweet guff o melt on page 7
'And whit a mingin laddie, tae,' said Grannie Ge on page 27
s it's no poleet and it looks mingin tae see a on page 37
e bowff-bowff tree, aw o them mingin, but no jist as honkin as the on page 80
'Because it wid taste pure mingin,' said Mr Wonka. 'Can ye imag on page 87
Also on pages 90, 116, 133
9 matches

Clark, Thomas Diary o a Wimpy Wean, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785302145) Central, weans
LASSIES ARE PURE MINGIN! on page 7
e stairtit gaun aw fousty and mingin. Fowk stapped playin basketba on page 9

3 matches

Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
, lowpin up fae the table. 'A mingin medicine is whit we're gonnae on page 14
LAIR POLISH. IT DICHTS AFF AW MINGIN MAWKIT MIDDENS AND LEAVES YER on page 23
dna help thinkin aboot aw the mingin and mervellous things that ha on page 39
The fleg that Geordie's mingin medicine had gien her must ha on page 40
Whit braw mingin medicine, Geordie said tee hi on page 43
Also on pages 69, 73, 79, 81, 85, 89, 94, 98
17 matches

Travers, Martin A Nappie Lassie Blethers tae a Fritter, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, script
n thair phones the hale time. Mingin ae Lynx. Aw wi coiffured eebr on page 2

1 matches

Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
that it had cowped. 'See yon mingin bunch o puddock-stools growin on page 146

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Morning, Carey Neeps and Tatties, (self-published 2020) Central, weans
Some maukit, mingin, ootland loon!" on page 24

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Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
hampit the goose-guts intae a mingin batter and then stappit the b on page 3
Are equally mingin and seik.' on page 5
. 'Ding and daiver that manky mingin tod! he said. 'Whit in the na on page 29
had sax doughnuts steched wi mingin goose-gut batter, and Beek ha on page 31

4 matches

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
t the colours were absolutely mingin, and they were itchy as onyth on page 13
e tattered waws wis a muckle, mingin pentin o an ee, jist like the on page 29
oont Olaf said, "They're that mingin I'm gettin the dry boke jist on page 48
x and howked oot aw the maist mingin claes that Mrs. Poe had got t on page 116
nd up, efter usin maist o the mingin claes, Violet had a rope that on page 118
Also on pages 119, 127
7 matches

Steele, Gregor Dinnae Mak Me Laugh, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
Wi mingin dods o garlic breid. on page 3

1 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
A fag-mingin hairpy wi cleuk-tipt nieves. on page 65

1 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 79 - The Ratton, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
h o rattons wis kenspeckle. A mingin weel-kent stew o ratton pish, on page 80

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
illion cludgies. "That's pure mingin," said Hercules, haudin his n on page 7
s. "Aw, that's even mair pure mingin." on page 8

2 matches

Smith, Elaine C. The Glasgow Gruffalo, (Itchy Coo 2017 ISBN: 978-1785300592) Central - Glasgow, weans
goat big hackit fange, an big mingin claws, on page 4
"Snakebake Hoch? That's mingin an aw. on page 13
ooziss big bauchle wi the big mingin claws, on page 14

3 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 168, (self-published 2007) Central, newspaper
aist buik in Scots, Geordie's Mingin Medicine, beirs the gree an h
Geordie's Mingin Medicine
2 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 167, (self-published 2007) Central, newspaper
y oot 'Gad's sake' or 'Thon's mingin'
1 matches

Robson, Frances Lallans 74 - Soor Ploom Fairy, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
an maks yer tutu mingin.
1 matches

Calderwood, Lynsey Cantsmell, (From Glasgow To Saturn 2020) Central, prose
olin Cantwell. Ah know he’s mingin, and ah widnae be too happy a
e blister. Cantsmell might be mingin a BO but ah don’t think he
2 matches

Morton, Elaine Lallans 71 - The Concreit Bouer, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
it’s mingin. Whit’s up, dear? Tired? Th
1 matches

Bates, Gregor The Death Dance, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - East Dunbartonshire, weans
cted that I didnae notice the mingin smell o rottin flesh...
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 175, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
cried The Eejits an Geordie's Mingin Medicine baith haed thair tur
1 matches

Connor, Bailey A SCOTS HORROR STORY, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
She wis aye gettin caught in mingin weather like this. It wis as
1 matches

Monahan Brown, Ricky Dùn Èideann, (The Scores 2020) Central, prose
nk wisnae bitter ataa. It wis mingin. He screwed the tap oan again
hat Allan seen his claes were mingin. It wisnae lang till he wante
2 matches

McDonald, Hamish The Girnin Gates - Chapter 12, (Itchy Coo 2003) Central, prose
e Mr Gobbs that they wur ferr mingin. Mr Gobbs goes:
"Ye'll no mind mingin so much when ye're tuckin int
"Aw Spencer! Never min' ma mingin firrits. Your jokes are merr
firrits. Your jokes are merr mingin than
4 matches

@LairnScots tweeted
read 'The Eegits', 'George's Mingin Medicine' or 'The Sleekit Mr (2018) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
andNews the german sausages r mingin tae lol (2020) twitter link

Doric

Strachan, Shane The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - An Eggs-traordinar Egg, (Itchy Coo 2020) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
"Ugly! Mingin! Bowfin!" the ither deuks qua on page 19

1 matches

Dunnett, Nathan The Auld Asylum, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
a wis feart it wis jist plain mingin.
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@FaeFoggie tweeted
ppie and probably won it. Bit mingin.....nit, ats nivver a guid th(2019) search twitter

@72redz1903 tweeted
d much higher but arguably as mingin, in Cooper and McTominay wors (2020) twitter link

Ulster

King, Angeline Weans o Latharna, (angelineking.com 2021) Ulster - Larne, weans
‘That’s mingin,’ he saed, yeuchin an tiche
1 matches