A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

doh Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words12.5 18.5 3 0 0 0 8.9
Number of occurrences4036 2 0 0 0 2
Number of authors15 12 2 1

Occurrences of doh in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
noo-bit ah'm that up tae high-doh ah dunno whit tae tell ye-aw on page 39
zard, who wis too up tae high-doh tae dae anyhin bit sit there on page 115

2 matches

Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
'clock, I will be up tae high doh. on page 69
roond in circles, up tae high doh.' An he added: 'It isna worth on page 80

2 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 70 - A Bannock Day’s Pley for Thrie Fowk, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, script
vvens, missus! Ye'r up ti hie doh! on page 48

1 matches

Pennie, Len Poyums, (Canongate Books 2024 ISBN: 978-1805301387) Central - Aberdeen, poetry
Git me up tae high doh wae yer bullshit that's, tae on page 48

1 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
's study. She wis up tae high doh. She'd jist met a wee lassie on page 76
t, the weans were up tae high doh, there wis a sclammer o cheer on page 124
chuilbag. She wis up tae high doh wi excitement. She wis desper on page 133

3 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
ry, Well wuv been up tae high doh worried sick, said ma ma, Cou on page 169

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
ist as skeich and up tae high doh as Chairlie wis, although the on page 33
ves. Och aye, I'm up tae high doh tae be gaun tae Mr Wonka's ch on page 39

2 matches

Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
aw fashed and up tae hi-doh. The chookie staundin in the on page 61
y were runnin roond up tae hi-doh aboot the muckle beasts. Mrs on page 69
breakfast even mair up tae hi-doh than ever. 'I couldna sleep a on page 73
t Mr Kranky wis awa up tae hi-doh and widna listen tae onybody on page 75

5 matches

Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
Teeger, he said, up tae high doh, 'are we at the tap?' on page 58
ked Wee Grumphie, up tae high doh. on page 89

2 matches

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
let on tae how up tae high-doh he wis, But he couldnae haud on page 53
gettin oorsels aw up tae high-doh aboot naethin. Mebbe Coont Ol on page 88

2 matches

Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
deid on the grund. Up tae hi-doh wi their victory, Hercules an on page 37

1 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
Doh Ray Me, When Ah Wis Wee: Scot on page 129

1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 174, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
an Sister is fair up tae high doh an blithe on the gait, sittin
1 matches

@jax6754 tweeted
@MattRichardson3 Doh! Sorry tae hear that!....But (2014) search twitter
@artemchigvintse Doh! Sorry yir feelin yuk.....hae(2015) search twitter

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
s nae grey matter in there - doh lol (2020) twitter link
ll dont go on holiday then - doh lol (2020) twitter link
- u r a 100% carat bimbo - doh! (2020) twitter link
ill you people never learn - doh lol (2020) twitter link
on my thread - same thing - doh lol (2020) twitter link
and 5 other occurrences.

Doric

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
Tam wis up tae high doh, he'd lost aa the glow Brocht on page 15

1 matches

Strachan, Shane Hoast, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric, prose
andemic, a grunny up tae high doh ower being stuck in her hoose
1 matches

Ulster

@fairfaaye tweeted
"Up tae high doh" is a familiar phrase in Ulst(2020) search twitter