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The word 'stupid'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
stupidOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus18.15838
ORK - Orkney 9.9 1 1
SHD - Shetland 17.4 3 3
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness) 211 6 1
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A 13.1 4 3
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern 162.8 1 1
ABN - Aberdeen
DOR - General Northern 22.2 5 4
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 20.5 8 5
WCE - West Central 9.2 2 1
DUN - Dundee 10.6 1 1
EDN - Edinburgh 6.3 1 1
GLA - Glasgow 21.7 4 3
AYR - Ayrshire
LAL - General Central 24 18 12
SEA - South East (Borders) 12.5 1 1
SWE - South West (Galloway) 27.8 2 1
DUL - Donegal (East Donegal)
WUL - West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry)
CUL - Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim) 31.4 1 1
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 stupid in Corpus

In order to avoid violating copyright law and abide by 'fair use', only up to the first five occurrences of the search term are displayed for each article.

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
Hid's no that ah'm that stupid - 'deed, I think ah'm pretty on page 44

1 matches

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Saands o Maywick, (Shetland For Wirds 2004) Shetland, prose
He lookit at me sam as I wis stupid, an he says, ‘Weel, du kens
1 matches

@shaetlan_rose tweeted
" multiple times because I am stupid. https://t.co/LzE2wPLHLC(2017)

@RedValkyrie84 tweeted
in da us ir resellin dem fur stupid money. Le sigh. Just wanted a (2020) twitter link

North Northern B (Caithness)

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
could manage id?) "An what a stupid peedy lasgie on page 9
n, at id seemed kinda dull an stupid for life till go on in e comm on page 14
acle oot o a treacle-well-eh, stupid?" on page 71
"Stupid things!" Alice began in a lou on page 105

6 matches

Mid Northern A

Hutchison, Pat The Tabby Sooker, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
Even the chairman forgot his stupid jaded jokes and looked at ma.
gh at the chairman’s fuckin stupid jokes.
2 matches

@DoricPhrases tweeted
of Donnert fit translates tae stupid. Now added to the A-Z at http(2016)

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
's Gatt an aa - means hog or stupid person. (2020) twitter link

South Northern

Lawrie, Alistair Caw, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2020) Doric - Stonehaven, prose
wi baith hauns tae his neck. Stupid cunt, as if that’d make the
1 matches

General Northern

Robertson, George C. Lallans 87 - Bluid An Banter, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Doric, script
in ee's sleep. Noo that was a stupid thing tae say, wisn't it? Ee' on page 40

1 matches

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
I'mannie wi i'stupid grin is thinkin I'm a feel gy on page 145
Monday's cheil has a stupid grin on his face on page 148

2 matches

@daleser23 tweeted
West ham fans singing at stupid fuckin song aboot bubbles rea(2014)

@fittiecrooners tweeted
g folk stuck on some island & stupid quiz shows! Fits happened tae(2020)

(South) East Central

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
and settled back tae 'm wi h stupid. The line unnerneath hud been on page 1

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
It isnae like ah'm stupid. Ah ken the difference betwee on page 23
ldo, He alweys makes the same stupid joke anytime ah see him and a on page 37

2 matches

Chalmers, Aimee Lallans 59 - Joukene Poukerie, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Fife, prose
richt in front o ye, an wi a stupid kind o grin askit if ye’d m
1 matches

@DavidJWood2 tweeted
ng us that we’re too fucking stupid tae run our country better th(2020)

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
our mind guys - is this lady stupid or what - fine her and make (2020) twitter link
ol every where - go away you stupid it consultant - i take it yo (2021) twitter link
ye exactly n theres sum right stupid cunts runnin fitbaw tae lol (2020) twitter link

West Central

@MizLiot tweeted
ain language is a bit fucking stupid of him, and mebbe he could ge (2021) twitter link
oulii Ach weel, if it’s that stupid tae ye, why are ye wasting ye (2021) twitter link

Dundee

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
Thi stupid cunts firgot thi neeps, on page 40

1 matches

Edinburgh

Burnett, Mikey nobody remembers the birdman - It's Ladle, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, prose
aithers plans tae oot me as a stupid cunt hud somehow backfired. C on page 36

1 matches

Glasgow

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
Well, Paul, is this true? You stupid boy!' on page 54

1 matches

Smith, Elaine C. The Glasgow Gruffalo, (Itchy Coo 2017 ISBN: 978-1785300592) Central - Glasgow, weans
"Stupid big eejit! Diz he no know? on page 5

1 matches

Grae, Emma Billy's Ghost Dug, (liarsleague.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
scratched the place up sommat stupid.’
tin fur the postie. Billy, ye stupid auld duffer. That money could
2 matches

General Central

Cohen, Susan Wee Scottish Book o' Pure Stoatin' Joy, (The Wee Book Company 2019 ISBN: 978-1916491588) Central, prose
yer ain best pal. Hug yersel' stupid. Gaun fill yer boots. An' jis on page

1 matches

Clark, Thomas Diary o a Wimpy Wean, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785302145) Central, weans
n staun aboot answerin fowk's stupid questions aw day lang. Sae th on page 2

1 matches

Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
somewan ye respect fink yer a stupid wan. on page 41
oup. Hoo could ah huv been so stupid? on page 45

2 matches

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
d, wis that he wisnae hauf as stupid as he looked. He wisnae jist on page 108

1 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
'You're a stupid girl who'll never amount to a on page 37

1 matches

Fenton, Janet A Guid New Year tae yin and a!, (Bella Caledonia 2019) Central, blog
e ower wee, ower sma and ower stupid. So here's tae a guid New Yea
1 matches

Curt_Kenobi Mates, (archiveofourown.org 2016) Central, prose
r. Ah've since decided it's a stupid thing tae do that only a radg
1 matches

Facebook link ( 2021) Central
n Glesca wur doon tae his ain stupid orders. He decides they need

@Seperatist_No1 tweeted
be a bam murdo? You lot look stupid enough as it is over this agr(2020)
We a get blocked for the most stupid things ?? most yoons dinnae e(2020)

@OliphantWullie tweeted
vbhoy1 Too wee, too puir, too stupid and no genetically programmed (2022) twitter link
ivered Too wee, too poor, too stupid. Better let REAL clever folk (2022) twitter link
!!! Too wee, too puir and too stupid tae hae a place in the bid wi (2022) twitter link

@DABArbuckle tweeted
the way, ye dinnae hauf look stupid staunin there wae that tuxedo(2020)

@pmcm1355 tweeted
no gaen tae Gibraltar is no a stupid comment. (2022) twitter link

@weenell3 tweeted
Me tae. I'm either wakened at stupid o'clock or l just cannae get (2022) twitter link

@ThonJacobite tweeted
the way, ye dinnae hauf look stupid staunin there wae that tuxedo(2020)

South East (Borders)

@cammyrudkin tweeted
@StuMcCulloch well de ask stupid questions or eel get stipid a(2012)

South West (Galloway)

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
ocates fears ye're a diddy or stupid, on page 8

1 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Here’s the Weather, (Scottish Poetry Library 2017) Central, poetry
ates fears ye’re a diddy or stupid,
1 matches

Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim)

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
e oot o a traiclewell - huh, stupid?" on page 74

1 matches

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