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Use in varieties of Scots

boab Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words16.9 18.5 19.6 0 0 41.3 4.4
Number of occurrences5436 13 0 0 4 1
Number of authors23 17 4 1 1

Occurrences of boab in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
she went oan talkin. "Help ma boab! Some day this is turnin oot on page 18

1 matches

Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
If yer set tae wurk by Boab on page 9

3 matches

Douglas, David Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
ma boab! on page 39

1 matches

Bryden, Hugh Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
said Boab the borin barman on page 99
An Ah herd again Boab sayn on page 100

2 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
'Help ma boab, somebody's soused her at las on page 220

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
he legal minimum) an, Help Ma Boab, 'prestigious development'. U on page 90

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
lty we'll caw the Airt Editor Boab an the mannie fae Yorkshire, on page 75
it they cuid get. Next it wis Boab's roun then Jock's and by nou on page 76

3 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
. 'Coorse it's true! Help oor boab, did you no ken that? Its abo on page 10
e gled ye could come! Help ma boab, this is gonnae be sic an exc on page 68
'Help ma boab, sae there is!' on page 77

3 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Stuart and Boab, wanderers returning, on page 21

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
om bottles and cans. 'Help ma boab, whit a clossach o stuff ye u on page 77

1 matches

Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
case quicker than ye kin say Boab's yer uncle. Ah take oot ma c on page 40

1 matches

Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
is comin up and up... Help ma boab! It wis the barrel o a gun! \ on page 12

1 matches

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
"Help ma boab!" Violet cried. "Whit are we on page 101

1 matches

Matheson, Ann Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
r Angus) Menzies wha, Help ma Boab, is a 'shinty blue' frae Oxfo on page 128

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Lallans 62 - Cormilligan, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, poetry
Stuart and Boab, wanderers returnin,
1 matches

Philips, Cally Jings, crivens, help ma Boab, it’s independence!, (McStorytellers.com 2013) Central - Turriff, prose
‘Na, he’s mair Fat Boab.’
ah’m tellin ye, he’s Fat Boab.’
. And jings, crivens, help ma boab, I wis fair disappointed. An
st like –Oor Wullie, or Fab Boab. Grown up, ye ken. Ah mean, a
hat Big Eck wis mair like Fat Boab. Strange that nane o’ us th
5 matches

Shoor Caan, Angus Coont Thum: A hunner an' oad McLimericks, (self-published 2012 ISBN: 978-1480242425) Central - Ardrossan, poetry
Jeezo, jings an’ help ma Boab Thur tryin’ tae pap me oot
1 matches

Wallace, Lorna Jock Tamson Goes tae the Doactir, (lornalouwriting.wordpress.com 2019) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
Tae watch the fitba with Wee Boab
Wee Boab meant weel but
2 matches

@mcfarlane_irene tweeted
idan Jings! Crivvens! Help ma Boab!(2020) search twitter

@Angela1Sinclair tweeted
ins @b12snp Look eftir yirsel Boab. Guid fowks scarce(2020) search twitter
iggins Nae need tae apolajise Boab. Jist glad yir oan here. It’(2020) search twitter
e wir talking aboot yistirday Boab? Stick tae foties o the sunsh(2020) search twitter
e kin be the bairn if ye like Boab jist is long as ahm Maggie an(2020) search twitter

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
sPix jings crivvens n help ma boab - its a blank profile sose t (2020) twitter link

Doric

Robertson, George C. Lallans 87 - Bluid An Banter, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Doric, script
rnatively, Ee micht get a few boab fir hir at the Boady Shop. on page 40

1 matches

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
Jings, crivvens, help ma boab, i'noo on page 194

6 matches

TheChielMeister Ah'm e chiel (sae dinna fash), (youtube.com 2011) Doric, poetry
Ah says, "Help m' Boab min, ye're affa faur-seen, ah
1 matches

@fittiecrooners tweeted
Help ma boab, Wid ye have guessed it, I am(2016) search twitter
Help ma boab, heed is in garbage bin the d(2016) search twitter
Help ma boab, must hiv tempted fate as nae(2017) search twitter
Help ma boab! An @EveningExpress write up (2018) search twitter
fore this tinternet thingy ma boab https://t.co/GTWcETKIcG(2019) search twitter

Southern

@cammyrudkin tweeted
@Asiareilly jed boab hev e(2012) search twitter
st a painter a run a business boab.....a wudni let yow rin a bat(2012) search twitter
@jamieginger173 nah just hame boab nvr hud mony the day #graftin(2012) search twitter
87 Harris brusshes r the best boab(2012) search twitter

Ulster

@the_gellick tweeted
ae the Ards! Crivens! Help ma boab! (2015) twitter link