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The word 'wtf'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
wtfOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus4.4145
ORK - Orkney 9.9 1 1
SHD - Shetland
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
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 15.3 6 1
WCE - West Central
DUN - Dundee
EDN - Edinburgh
GLA - Glasgow
AYR - Ayrshire
LAL - General Central 8 6 2
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 14.1 1 1
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of wtf in Corpus

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Orkney

@peediepuss tweeted
And we go DOON tae Shetland! WTF is that aal aboot!?(2020)

(South) East Central

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
big joe blew it there defo - wtf does bruce no play big joe n (2021) twitter link
@FattusPrickus wtf is that awe about - kin the (2021) twitter link
urprised they turned up m8 - wtf wis that awe aboot lol (2021) twitter link
spot on m8 - n good on u - wtf is goin on! (2020) twitter link
e polite version - cheerio n wtf lol (2020) twitter link
and 1 other occurrences.

General Central

@Seperatist_No1 tweeted
erbalpunchbag @AndrewBowie_MP Wtf they didnae, sorry they did i(2020)

@Chazzbat tweeted
an he objectit tae ma "tone". WTF is wrang wi folk?! Talk aboot(2020)
Ah hae tae wunner WTF wis goan thru the minds o the(2020)
@jamieeast @jackiepatie WTF is wrang wi that bairn?! Ah w(2020)
@ChefclubNetwork WTF is this monstrosity?! It's en(2020)
ye've got bairns an nae Will, WTF ur ye thinkin?! Get it sortit(2020)

General Ulster

@OrangRuth tweeted
P result in Ballymena. I mean WTF is thon bap cap?? #Holylands (2019)