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The word 'bru'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
bruOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus10.53523
ORK - Orkney
SHD - Shetland
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A 6.5 2 1
MNB - Mid Northern B 111.9 1 1
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen 10.5 1 1
DOR - General Northern 8.9 2 2
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 14.6 6 4
WCE - West Central 35.5 8 2
DUN - Dundee
EDN - Edinburgh
GLA - Glasgow 35.9 7 4
AYR - Ayrshire
LAL - General Central 10.5 8 8
SEA - South East (Borders)
SWE - South West (Galloway)
DUL - Donegal (East Donegal)
WUL - West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry)
CUL - Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim)
BUL - Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim)
SUL - South Antrim (Between Sixmilewater and Belfast)
BEL - Eastern Ulster (Belfast)
PUL - Peninsular Ulster (Ards)
EUL - East Antrim (Larne)
GUL - General Ulster
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of bru in Corpus

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Mid Northern A

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
ll a plate an poor a tin o Im-Bru inte a glaiss." on page 18

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
fair fu o tattie crisps an Im Bru. Ah'm still tryin te get the on page 41

1 matches

Mid Northern B

Fowler, Ross Sunday Fitba wi ma Faither, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
came oot tae gie us some irn bru and telt us she wis gaen awa
1 matches

Aberdeen

Uri, Antonia Fit tae dae aboot obesity?, (Mak Forrit 2018) Doric - Aberdeen, blog
n agin it (especially fae Irn Bru fans), but will it really hel
1 matches

General Northern

@Franwella tweeted
Likin th bru-jet advert.......numpties hah(2011)

@fittiecrooners tweeted
tried a'thing fae fry up, irn bru, heedache pills & even one o'(2016)

(South) East Central

Clark, Sara Your Leid, Oor Leid, Awbody's Leid, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
st can o oríginal recipe Irn Bru in the vendin machine. Delich
1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 59 - Bellin the Cat, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Ormiston, prose
roun sauce ca’d back wi Irn Bru, pizza suppers wi Dr Pepper,
1 matches

Muir, Glenn Ozsome, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
attie Bogle doon frae the irn bru crate he wis balanced oan and
1 matches

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
r the man that drinks the irn bru - while he drinks seven up l (2021) twitter link
irn bru jelly babies doon at the herm (2021) twitter link
naebuddy objected tae the irn bru advert yet - made in scotlan (2020) twitter link

West Central

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
opcorn an a-big bottle ae Irn Bru anaw. Harpreet said she'd go on page 112
tryin tae nick a bottle a Irn Bru ootae Tesco; but Laura Kyle s on page 131
ull three litre bottle ae Irn Bru. on page 136
tried tae knock a crate a Irn Bru oot the Bell Street ice cream on page 169

6 matches

Mortimer, Cara Bewaur o th tap tap tap, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - North Lanarkshire, weans
asel tae a can o ginger, (Irn Bru Extra cause ye ken whit they
jeely sweeties and tannin ma bru, ah wis feenishin ma nails af
2 matches

Glasgow

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
ight, then take a swig ae Irn-Bru tae git the taste away. A lau on page 26
jeans even though he's on the bru. Me n Addison's git our tie n on page 51
ts hit wae wee bottles ae Irm-Bru n beer tins. The big man look on page 60

3 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
"Yer curry-flavoured Irn-Bru on page 89

1 matches

McCrory, Pat Lallans 57 - Jimsie’s Maw’s Soup, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central - Cowcaddens, poetry
An could even surpass Irn Bru. on page 29

1 matches

Bennett, Peter Graftin, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
eet tae the clock oan the Irn-Bru sign above Central Station. T
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Park trife, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
d ay the gless boattle ay Irn-Bru fae the bucket that’s plank
1 matches

General Central

McLeish, Alistair Lallans 102 - Eco Cheil, (Lallans Magazine 2023) Central, poetry
go Fruit flavourt watter, Irn Bru. Tied my bike up, chappt at h on page 39

1 matches

Robson, Frances Lallans 74 - The Tartanic, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
wi cut price bevy, irn bru spritzers,
1 matches

@Seperatist_No1 tweeted
@80_mcswan Irn bru bottles i seem to end up with(2020)

@alistairdunn tweeted
rated, back tae vimto and irn bru for me(2014)

@jack_capener tweeted
Even better - buckie and irn bru.(2018)

@jax6754 tweeted
It's got nothing oan the Irn Bru advert here in Scotland! Hee (2014)

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
He is noo oranger than 'Bru. And making wanker gestures. (2020)

@Chazzbat tweeted
e Ah think it's aboot the Irn Bru manufacturer, no a bent Ameri(2020)

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