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fantoosh Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words20.6 26.7 16.6 9.9 0 20.7 0
Number of occurrences6652 11 1 0 2 0
Number of authors30 21 7 1 1

Occurrences of fantoosh in Corpus

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Central

Shepherd, J. Barrie Lallans 82 - Forth Brig, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
In aa thon fantoosh towrist bumph ye pit aboot. on page 28

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Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
wis owerspreid wi the king's fantoosh ermine goun. Syne he steyed s on page 37

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 68 - The Fower Jyners o the Apocalypse, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
e gless, an wis engraved wi a fantoosh paittern an the wirds, 'Alber on page 26

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MacKinnon, Ann Lallans 70 - Five Poems, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, poetry
is fair fantoosh. on page 61

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Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
fantoosh jouker o brainless seas, on page 42
e yetts an the tooers an braw fantoosh haas on page 77

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Fitt, Matthew Roald Dahl Reekin Rhymes, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785301834) Central, weans
Bocht at some fantoosh auction sale. on page 32

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
aist o the pooder aw ower his fantoosh tweed jaickit. on page 56

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
ere suddently appeart a maist fantoosh pink boatie. It wis a muckle on page 92
st smashin and mervellous and fantoosh chawingum in the haill warld! on page 106
aid Mr Wonka, and he taen the fantoosh lum hat aff his heid, and hel on page 140

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Clark, Thomas Diary o a Wimpy Wean, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785302145) Central, weans
THESE FANTOOSH GADGETS, MICHTY ME! on page 25

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Rennie, Susan Kat an Doug on Planet Perjink, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927565) Central, weans
ar an pads, a microscooter wi fantoosh wheels. He had a cyberdug an on page 2

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Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
t. And there wis his mither's fantoosh pooder-puff floatin on the ta on page 31
A fantoosh bleck cockieleerie wi a brich on page 86

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Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
he bleedin. 'It wis the maist fantoosh tail for miles aroond,' she s on page 15

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Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
ies aff their grand pianae, a fantoosh bottle Mr. Baudelaire used ta on page 13
h, I ken ma wee hame isnae as fantoosh as the Baudelaire mansion," C on page 23
ot some noodles in aw kinds o fantoosh shapes, and they asked the wu on page 42
bowl o the noodles in aw the fantoosh shapes and Violet cairryin th on page 51
s and pulleys and wires and a fantoosh computer system." on page 59
Also on pages 65, 117, 131, 134
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Clark, Thomas The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - A Tale o Three Dugs, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
es, braw scran, and a muckle, fantoosh hoose wi servants and a butle on page 37
ts. Then, he had tae sell his fantoosh hoose. Afore lang, the sodger on page 38
e sodger flittit back tae his fantoosh hoose, whaur aw his auld pals on page 41

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Douglas, Ashley The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - Sweet Sang o the Widd, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
Muckleness, this is faur mair fantoosh nor the real bird," the Music on page 103

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central - Prestwick, prose
leiterative verse. In a kinna fantoosh wey, this brings the leid nea on page 116

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Hodgson, Brent Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
laer at aa is no weill wi yon fantoosh objeck. Here we see again the on page 120

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Hodgson, Brent Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
gin oor midgie man is fain o fantoosh poems, he winna fling this be on page 91

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Peffers, Bob A Aboot Mid-Camps, Kirnitten, Bi East Cawther, (peffers50.freeserve 2002) Central - Fife, prose
irn stanpipe. It micht hae a fantoosh lion's heid wi a spoot fir it
wi a spoot fir its moo, an a fantoosh cast irn knurlt hanle fir tae
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS nummer 109, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
is "Scots" maun be some kinna fantoosh leid frae the middle ages tha
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Corbett, John Lallans 70 - Owersettins o Modren Drama intae Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
that ruises hamely claes ower fantoosh braws, tae Burns’ ‘Tam oâ
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Douglas, Ashley Whae Were the Pechts, (Dig It Scotland 2023) Central, prose
cit evidence fur the makkin o fantoosh jewellery sic as brooches and
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 142, (self-published 2005) Central, newspaper
alang wi fantoosh hotels an palaces in the art
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Thoumire, Elizabeth Halloween, (Mak Forrit 2019) Central - Edinburgh, blog
fou wi aa mainer o bairns’ fantoosh dressin up claes an pokey hat
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Hershaw, William The Retour O The Grey Airmy, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Fife, blog
rouse on the hills, buying up fantoosh hooses in Stockbridge and Mil
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 147, (self-published 2006) Central, newspaper
o the Lyceum an ye've got the fantoosh stage set for this hinnermais
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Rennie, Susan The Hoose o Haivers, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927442) Central, weans
’s paycocks, shawin aff her fantoosh shawl. “I’ll jist leave t
for aw its bricht threids an fantoosh feathers, luiked cheap an gau
anither – even him, wi his fantoosh wingit sandals, cudna flee as
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Rennie, Susan Kat an Doug on Planet Fankle, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927459) Central, weans
imagine wha wid gie her sic a fantoosh toy. It wisna wrapped up in b
rin, birlin soond an a pair o fantoosh rollerskates sprooted unner D
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 174, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
New Clothes, the norrie that fantoosh things cannae be seen bi donn
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Wilson, Rab A Newsin Wi Jack Aitken, (Dictionaries of the Scots Language 2021) Central, poetry
An we’ve a fantoosh team tae hain,
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Douglas, Ashley Scotland’s linguistic launscape – Scottish Staunart English and Scots, (languagereach.com 2021) Central, prose
wirds sic as bonnie, stushie, fantoosh, bairn, bourach, haiver, scun
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MacMinto, Gregor Hippies, Authenticity and Globalisation, (Wordpress 2022) Central, prose
explore o the owthenticallie fantoosh, lik speirin oot speeritual e
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Cameron, Peter Lallans 74 - Cannle-flame, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
Thae fantoosh auld immensities!
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@LairnScots tweeted
ick here tae find oot aboot a fantoosh @intofilm_scot event fir bair (2019) twitter link

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 84 - Jamie’s Day Oot, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
fe lik in death. Ower there a fantoosh lump o marble cloored bi some on page 40

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Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
Kate hid tae visit this fantoosh like fowk In a feerach nae ha on page 15

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Goodall, Phyllis J. Doric Sweet Talk, (timberford.demon 2000) Doric, poetry
At a fantoosh hotel in Cullen.
At fantoosh hotels.
The attractions o fantoosh hotels waned
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Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 63 - Shelts, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Doric, prose
mither whispered in her new, fantoosh vyce, “If he doesn’t, the
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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
jimp peyments didnae raxx tae fantoosh leevin.
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McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Loch Skeen, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
thay strunt an shaw aff thair fantoosh
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Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
idin there ava. She’d bin a fantoosh cot in her day, hissed ower a
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@d_anderson878 tweeted
We are aw gaun tae be fantoosh the morn! https://t.co/M3LwqX(2020) search twitter

@DoricPhrases tweeted
Hiv a fantoosh wikkend fowks! https://t.co/f(2020) search twitter

Orkney

Cormack, Kevin Toonie Void, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
no fantoosh eerie-orums - jist God, who on page 17

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Southern

@StuartPoet tweeted
ll dae. Nocht wrang, perjink, fantoosh nor maukit aboot it. Ettle at(2020) search twitter
perMSP @lornalou92 @emmaxdeex Fantoosh??!! Nah, jist gey braw eh!! ?(2020) search twitter