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The word 'snappit'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
snappitOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus9.93310
ORK - Orkney
SHD - Shetland
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A 55.6 17 2
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen
DOR - General Northern 4.4 1 1
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central
WCE - West Central 4.4 1 1
DUN - Dundee
EDN - Edinburgh 12.4 2 1
GLA - Glasgow
AYR - Ayrshire
LAL - General Central 14.4 11 4
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) 58.1 1 1
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 snappit in Corpus

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Mid Northern A

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
u fa's oot o han, mair like," snappit Ina. "Hiv ye ivver thocht at on page 26
"Jist firget it!" snappit Isobel. on page 28
"Exackly," snappit Joyce. on page 38
"Dinna be orra!" snappit Joyce, raxxin ower an thumpin on page 42
"Ay, it leuks like it!" she snappit. "Iv ye'r raelly interestit, on page 45
Also on pages 59, 60, 78, 83
9 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
"Fir God's sake!" snappit Joyce, smilin apologetically on page 8
"Fitivver!" snappit Gertie. "Dinna get yer y-fron on page 37
ry-on's jist a waste o time," snappit Ronnie, risin till his feet a on page 55
an leave my mither oot o't," snappit Susie, giein him a filthy loo on page 68

4 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
"Richt! Oot wi it, lady," snappit Dottie, finally loasin patien on page 22

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
"Wheesht!" snappit Jenny, powkin a lang skein o
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
it tae his jaiket, an Jessie snappit up the marshmallows . Efter y
cott’s on a diet,” Maisie snappit. “She’ll nae be sikkin ye
2 matches

General Northern

The Mannie Fae Unco The Diary o a Feel at the Skweel, (unco.scot 2021) Doric, prose
enterin the drama room my een snappit tae the recht tae see if the
1 matches

West Central

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
Shut yer geggie!' the faither snappit. 'Jist keep yer mawkit mooth on page 31

1 matches

Edinburgh

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
“Raggle, shut up,” she snappit.
Bill snappit his heels thegither an booed
2 matches

General Central

Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
'Yir off yir heid,' snappit Odin, 'onie mair o this talk on page 14

2 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
Mr Wonka turnt roond and snappit his fingirs shairply, snap, s on page 87
Mr Wonka snappit his fingirs, and ten Heedrum- on page 112
echeid cried oot, 'The rope's snappit in twa! We're gonnae crash!' on page 139
id Mr Wonka. He turnt awa and snappit his fingirs three times in th on page 155

4 matches

Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
'And if Heehaw's back snappit suddenly, whit a lauch we cou on page 63

1 matches

Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
'Nae chance at aw, snappit Mrs Tod. 'I'm no lettin ye ga on page 34
hung dreepin in mid-air, then snappit. on page 54
s papped oot. "On yer wey! it snappit. "Ye canna cam ben! It's priv on page 61

3 matches

Facebook link ( 2021) Central
oot the storm. But the anchor snappit an the ship stertit tae cowp

Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim)

Millar, Al Echas frae tha Big Swilly Swally, (Ullans Speakers Association 2023 ISBN: 978-0957666238) Ulster, poetry
weave the flat entrasl, Knot snappit warp wi chippit nail, Feed sk on page 59

1 matches

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