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The word 'smelly'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
smellyOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus103215
ORK - Orkney 119.2 12 2
SHD - Shetland 11.6 2 1
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen
DOR - General Northern 8.9 2 2
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 7.7 3 1
WCE - West Central 13.8 3 2
DUN - Dundee 42.5 4 2
EDN - Edinburgh 6.3 1 1
GLA - Glasgow 16.3 3 2
AYR - Ayrshire
LAL - General Central 1.3 1 1
SEA - South East (Borders) 12.5 1 1
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 smelly in Corpus

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Orkney

Baikie, R. M. Mair Fairming Tales, (Baikie 2000 ISBN: 978-0953156412) Orkney - Hackland, prose
me kind o means tae shift the smelly stuff. on page 82
Laek clippan smelly pelters fae the belly o a sto on page 88

2 matches

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
And he chucked me his smelly owld coat. on page 2
Changes every smelly nappy, on page 23
Bit you gaan roond in smelly rags is cheust a bit too much on page 46
"Hid's ugly, black and smelly - and hid hisna any hair!" on page 50
. Hid's a peedie bit owld and smelly on page 53
Also on pages 57, 68
10 matches

Shetland

Watt, Valerie A skoit trowe da shops, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
alangside designer fashion an smelly gaer. I hed a skeet o a grain
ointment dey hed? Or mebbe a smelly candle? I wis draan tae whit
2 matches

General Northern

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
An socks 'at's smelly on page 176

1 matches

Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
SMELLY
1 matches

(South) East Central

Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
new hoose. At least it wisnae smelly an it had electric. When we w on page 25
e I wis done. I put that much smelly stuff on, ma wife thocht it w on page 26
-room. Probably half a poun o smelly kippers in the bag, Hughie sn on page 35

3 matches

West Central

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
hemist an she got this box ae smelly stuff fur me tae gie tae her. on page 40

1 matches

Shoor Caan, Angus Coont Thum: A hunner an' oad McLimericks, (self-published 2012 ISBN: 978-1480242425) Central - Ardrossan, poetry
oke A dug hid dun a great big smelly Thit fair turnt the coantents
it widnae be naewhair near as smelly Ah'll no' be gin back it's fa
2 matches

Dundee

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
coorse sittin bi yon reekin, smelly oil-drum fire on dreich midwi on page 108

1 matches

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
nose snottery, feet smelly. on page 52

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
- which wis a richt dirty an smelly joab - there wis ae fear tha on page 36
t that the place wis smoky an smelly an aw the lads were sheer maw on page 37

2 matches

Edinburgh

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
e flat on me back on me aald, smelly bedroll. Bit Ah thocht Ah mic
1 matches

Glasgow

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
s salivatin angels, a wee bit smelly, on page 70

1 matches

Bolland, John A Chocolate Cowboy, (From Glasgow To Saturn 2008) Central, prose
e left mi - jist oot fae the smelly hoos o’ some auld wifey (na
pt on bi this dense smilin’ smelly granny-wifey who
2 matches

General Central

Fitt, Matthew Roald Dahl Reekin Rhymes, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785301834) Central, weans
Wis doon the cellar weet and smelly on page 5

1 matches

South East (Borders)

@MartyMacMurtrie tweeted
rs or baths in order ae being smelly, they would run a mile fae ye(2020)