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Use in varieties of Scots

taps Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words19.7 20 27.1 0 23.2 0 8.9
Number of occurrences6339 18 0 4 0 2
Number of authors48 30 12 4 2

Occurrences of taps in Corpus

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Central

McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
the fuckin arse oot ae this. Taps aff, hoistin an auld wummin, on page 26

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Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
up. The trick is tae tuck yir taps inside yir joggie bottoms. Me on page 16
s n a mix ae Rangers n Celtic taps. There's a few lassies standi on page 24
tae hide our faces wae tracky taps n beneath hoods. He's standin on page 46

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Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
ves, that she fand were juist taps o trees in the wid that she'd on page 44

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Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
a huge box. The young wummin taps it. on page 1

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Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
taps aff oan a sax degree Mairch m on page 46

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Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
er last hurrah o lassitude an taps aff, on page 21

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
d men stuid gaird on the hill-taps luikin oot for pairties o sod on page 28

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Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
it Gannet, rin ower the white taps. Hissel settlit tae the tille on page 14

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Pyper, Hugh S. The Five Scrolls, (Handsel Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1912052790) Central, poetry
Come frae the taps o Amana, on page 8

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Sayers, Ross Daisy on the Outer Line, (Gob Stopper (Cranachan) 2020 ISBN: 978-1911279778) Central - Glasgow, prose
Siobhan taps her pen against her chin. She on page 1

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
Tae which he smiles and taps oan the envelope "The debt's on page 183

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
the windae but there were nae taps ower the sink. Agin anither w on page 180

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
ways coatet in it. He sits an taps the side ae his heid wi his p on page 169

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
crewed the wee caps ontae the taps o the tubes o toothpaste efte on page 5
eek were seen comin oot o the taps o the factory's lums! Folk in on page 20

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
troosers an taps ye cannae lowsen - a hunner on page 114

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Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
And then the taps o her shooders ... on page 50

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Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
lin o the gale amang the tree-taps. on page 124

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Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
Mary: Let them! Frae the ruif-taps, on page 35

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Law, Laura Eemis Stane 1 - Twa Scots Haiku, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, poetry
Jaickets an taps aff. on page 7

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Eagle, Andy Lallans 67 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
nd/214308) is in fact a raw o taps alang a rig. Here thare's a t on page 65

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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 178, (self-published 2008) Central, newspaper
The Daith Tree. Agane Purdie taps intae his knawledge o jynery
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Peffers, Bob A Aboot Mid-Camps, Kirnitten, Bi East Cawther, (peffers50.freeserve 2002) Central - Fife, prose
wee blue rims roon aboot thir taps. They a hid wire hanles wi a
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Calderwood, Lynsey Cantsmell, (From Glasgow To Saturn 2020) Central, prose
ways coatet in it. He sits an taps the side ae his heid wi his p
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Fitt, Matthew Whuppity Stoorie, (Scots Hoose 2017) Central, weans
widd a couple o times wi the taps o the trees skelpin the auld
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Bennett, Peter Liberties (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
cos me an Pearcey hud Celtic taps, he wanted wan. His maw hud w
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Bennett, Peter The Guru an Zander, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
the holdall to the flair. He taps the roof as ah draw up. ‘An
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
ld claes, pat on twa woo’en taps at yince an the tunic ower th
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MacDonald, Bo CAULD NIGHT, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
ae under th' kip. Ah felt th' taps aff sensation o' liquid form
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Bratchpiece, Neil The Wee Man Ft. Leo - Parliamo Glasgow, (YouTube 2014) Central - Glasgow, poetry
Hawd on, the sun's oot! TAPS AFF!
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@Cobradile94 tweeted
ike 'at an aw. Hate dreich an taps aff weather.(2020) search twitter

@iainnicol tweeted
@LloydAMelville @Ms_Leeze Taps aff is wan thing, but please (2020) search twitter

@raiphsays tweeted
He he! A dae ma hame’ldaeme taps! :D a dae a planespotting tra(2020) search twitter

@LairnScots tweeted
Taps Aff disnae mean there a hosep (2020) twitter link

@LowEndJardo tweeted
ap water so much, millions ae taps in that city n not wan ae the (2021) twitter link

Doric

McGregor, Iain Lallans 77 - Farquhar, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
th wis shooderin aff the swaw taps. The wee boat rugged an birlt on page 98

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Gilbert, Jo Tales Fae The Doric Side - A hame is a hame is a hame, is it nae?, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
fae fitba taps an trackies, trekkin roon the on page 34

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
looers aat coloured the cliff taps afore lookin doon inte the bu on page 21

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 79 - The Tattiebogle, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
he coos backs lik copper. The taps o the trees looked like they on page 15

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Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 58 - Cyaard, the Tattie Doodle, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
t, wi Cyaard inside, past the taps o the trees, up past the kirk on page 118

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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
n. The cans they cairriet hid taps on them, an they likewise cai
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Strachan, Shane Beyond the Sea, (Scottish Book Trust 2023) Doric, prose
d skiyt oot the court. A hand taps at yer shooder as ye start ma
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Johnson, Mary Lallans 59 - Kieran an Aidan, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Doric - Aberdeenshire, prose
E trees boo’ed doon till e taps scuffed e grun, fiooers an gi
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Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
aud o soap an skytit inno the taps. He
in a misty cloud wi anely the taps o his antlers teetin oot.
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McDonald, Charlie , (Facebook 2022) Doric, poetry
We only wore fitba taps fan we hid P.E.
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@DoricPhrases tweeted
Fin is "taps aff" fur summer coming tae Ab(2016) search twitter
Taps Aff!!!! https://t.co/aMYIRe7H(2017) search twitter

@beast_afc tweeted
s luckily gets in afore Foran taps it in to make it inither clan(2020) search twitter
@AberdeenFC Taps aff loons. There will be no s(2020) search twitter
@Mezzanine71 Taps aff an on the pitch for a kli(2020) search twitter
@ErinGrieve17 Shoulda been taps aff. Still buzzin(2020) search twitter

@fittiecrooners tweeted
eems muckle better than a few taps intae Google! Green final mad(2019) search twitter

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
wir'n dey naethin mair as da taps o da very trees at shö wis b on page 53

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Jamieson, Robert Alan Lallans 58 - Eicht poems bi Robert Alan Jamieson, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Shetland, poetry
Sloalie still, choost da taps on page 27

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Watt, Valerie A skoit trowe da shops, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
miniskirts an peerie strappy taps wi sequins isna for my Meenie
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@Julie_Dennison tweeted
degrees outside. I doot it's taps aff (2017) twitter link

Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
e fun oot wus naethin but the taps o the trees that shae had bin on page 52

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Burgess, Wilson Dae Ye See: Ulster-Scots Poems, (Scots Language Centre 2007 ISBN: 978-0955791604) Ulster - L'Derry, poetry
The taps ir jist lake fountains on page 5

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