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Use in varieties of Scots

bra Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words9.7 6.2 22.6 9.9 0 0 13.3
Number of occurrences3112 15 1 0 0 3
Number of authors16 8 5 1 2

Occurrences of bra in Corpus

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Central

McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
nnins an stuff thum intae mah bra. 'Five hunner quid, eh?' on page 15

2 matches

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
o that wiz bra on page 5
He wiz a bra boy wiz eis? on page 49
O you're a bra dancer. on page 100

3 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
pingin loadsa lassies' bra straps; Chris Russell went an on page 96

2 matches

Bennett, Peter The Party ay the Year (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
flair wae yer tits oot an yer bra tied in yer hair as some mad,
1 matches

McKillop, Roger The Staff, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
nounced, “An’ there wis a BRA hangin’ frae the lights!”
1 matches

Robertson, Gary A Wee Dundee Xmas Poem, (Lidl 2020) Central, poetry
in femly, friends an haein a bra time enjoyin yirsel.
1 matches

@Chazzbat tweeted
A guid bra shop, so ye wurnae fa'in oot (2020) search twitter

@DABArbuckle tweeted
r claes than yon knickers and bra. Dae yar hae yer ain wellies?(2020) search twitter

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 77 - Anither Time, Anither Place, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
aboot Hinry, peer wee runt? A bra pinter an aa. Pintin's been t on page 32

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 84 - Jamie’s Day Oot, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
'Aat's a bra sark ye're weerin, loon,' he on page 43

2 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
o yon dearleukin suits wi the bra shine oan em. on page 30
rtmint, wi its colour T.V. an bra balcony owerleukin the pool. on page 42
uch boxie, he said t'imsel: a bra polished mahogany affair wi b on page 74

3 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
he overspill back in ower her bra an haaled up her briks. She a on page 40
ye deein wi chucken doon yer bra?" on page 60

2 matches

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
My, yer chips are fair lookin bra." on page 178

1 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Wullie’s Wife: The Hoaspital Veisit, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
bra an pants. Ye ken, A’ve nae
bra an pants, dam ner in the scud
tap o a bed in ma auld blae bra an a pair o muckle orange cha
on ma goonie, shae telt iz ma bra haid weer steys.
4 matches

@fittiecrooners tweeted
Bra day deen absolutely nithing! (2017) search twitter
get carried awa cus it wis a bra day the day! I've see(2019) search twitter

Orkney

Hall, Simon W. No the Six o Clock News, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Orkney, blog
sover words like barn/bairns, bra/braw and hus/hoose.
1 matches

Ulster

Fenton, James On Slaimish, (Ullans Press 2009 ISBN: 9781905281299) Ulster, poetry
Baith bowl an bra, on page 53

1 matches

@TheFarrierPhil tweeted
@govindajeggy A bra cad, a bra! (2021) twitter link

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