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Use in varieties of Scots

creepy Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words10 12.9 3 9.9 17.4 10.3 0
Number of occurrences3225 2 1 3 1 0
Number of authors18 14 1 1 1 1

Occurrences of creepy 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.

Central

McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
the bouncer. 'It's aboot that creepy singer.' on page 20
//llladies,' Huey says. He's creepy as fuck. As he's aboot tae la on page 25

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Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
uckin hideout like ours. It's creepy-lookin, a mad dark hoose in t on page 4

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Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
in a no creepy wey at aa... on page 52

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Cohen, Susan Wee Scottish Book o' Pure Stoatin' Joy, (The Wee Book Company 2019 ISBN: 978-1916491588) Central, prose
foo o' thae joys. It's no' a creepy Wan Flew O'er the Cuckoo's Ne on page

1 matches

Sayers, Ross Daisy on the Outer Line, (Gob Stopper (Cranachan) 2020 ISBN: 978-1911279778) Central - Glasgow, prose
ally ask why he opted fur the creepy super like. The only reason a on page 1

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
k. Walked oot oan her and her creepy fuckin son, Peter. Ma only qu on page 174

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Waddell, John Lallans 59 - Eve and the Aipple, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
eat it? A ask ye? It wis auld Creepy, the serpent, that opened ma on page 89

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
arlene. Weff she can be a bit creepy at times, ah said, Know how s on page 104

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Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
again. "Wirms and snails and creepy clockers. Ye dinna ken whit's on page 7

1 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
en. But worst o all, it hud a creepy miniature version o itself si on page 32

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Waddell, John Lallans 59 - Eve and the Aipple, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
eat it? A ask ye? It wis auld Creepy, the serpent, that opened ma on page 89

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Niven, Liz Stravaigin, (Luath 2001 ISBN: 978-1905222704) Central, poetry
its watchin ye the hail time. Creepy or what? on page 32

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Nicol, Alissa Poor Wee Livvy, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - North Lanarkshire, weans
kinny wee pale hing! It hid a creepy, animal-lookin face and it's
gave the description ae the 'creepy hing' and wit it done tae Liv
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Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
She said, "Auld Creepy in the tree
"Aye," Creepy said, "fur A'll no tell,
2 matches

Mc Rae, Thomas The Neep Lantern, (Lowdown-L 2009) Central - Central, prose
ncin’ in the wind wiz a bit creepy. Jist aside the wa’ wiz the
1 matches

Grae, Emma Billy's Ghost Dug, (liarsleague.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
until ah gat ma first spirit. Creepy Hollows. Look it up,’ she s
Creepy Hollows, ah hink. Mair like c
Hollows, ah hink. Mair like creepy bastart. Nae offence tae the
Creepy Hollows,’ ah type.
4 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
tae gang oot o his wey tae be creepy, Beatrice thocht. Raggle catc
1 matches

Doric

Martin, Keiron Ma Worst Nicht Oot, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
ma horror something green and creepy crawlie runnin through ma nee
ed tae mak a joke saying that creepy crawlies came free bit a wisn
2 matches

Orkney

Brown, Moyra Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
anny Mowat's hoose, the awid, creepy big hoose, mysterious spooky on page 29

1 matches

Shetland

Watt, Valerie Birsie’s Brunt Bed, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
r thing dey dae wi him is fin creepy craalies. Forkitails, sclater
n A’ll be back for a feed o creepy craalies an a game o catchie.
inter. An dere’s a lok less creepy craalies tae aet in da winter
3 matches

Southern

@MartyMacMurtrie tweeted
can remembered him being sae creepy!! Shiver up ma spine!(2020) search twitter