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Use in varieties of Scots

flappin Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words7.8 7.7 13.6 0 0 10.3 0
Number of occurrences2515 9 0 0 1 0
Number of authors17 12 4 1

Occurrences of flappin in Corpus

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Central

Curran, Doug Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
When the last o the craws wir flappin thir weary wey hame, on page 25

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McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
ir aw err the camp, housecoat flappin open. | on page 17

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Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
f his heid would settle doon. Flappin wings. Feathers fawin. Stubbl on page 1

1 matches

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
Schottenburg, his velvet cape flappin insteid o an auld greasy coat on page 77

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
If ma erse wisnae flappin before he opened his mooth. T on page 187

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
is ploom-coloured velvet coat flappin ahint him, and the veesitors on page 71
t whaur?' skraiched Mrs Saut, flappin her airms. 'Whit happens tae on page 129

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Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
s through me, then he started flappin his hands, meanin I should te on page 27

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Bennett, Peter The Sacrificial Doo, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
breeze. There’s a frenetic flappin ay wings, an dust an wee whit
ay him by the neck an it’s flappin its wings frantically, its be
other doos in their cages ur flappin, whippin up aw the dust an fe
3 matches

Rennie, Susan The Hoose o Haivers, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927442) Central, weans
i peckin nebs, butterflees wi flappin wings, an cheriots wi birlin
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 174, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
their rainbow colours flappin
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Geraghty, Martin A Bad Sport, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
i the side n see hiz nostrils flappin’ as he mumbles, ‘A don’
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Monahan Brown, Ricky Dùn Èideann, (The Scores 2020) Central, prose
ussed his lugs. Apart fae the flappin craiturs aboon, thare was nae
1 matches

Doric

Robertson, George C. Lallans 87 - Bluid An Banter, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Doric, script
departs. Soond o burds' wings flappin. on page 40

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
his knee, er lang yalla hair flappin in is face. on page 45
a leg. He leukit up it ma: aa flappin lugs, muckle broon een an a q on page 63

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
annie it her side turnt ower, flappin ontull his front like a beach on page 12
maet, their fite tablecloots flappin in the win. on page 14

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Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 58 - Cyaard, the Tattie Doodle, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
rds he wis wearin, Bert - an flappin like billy-o they were, tryin on page 118

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Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 63 - Beggerey’s Greenhoose, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
nae hae his camera but he wis flappin aboot wi a cheque book, an sa
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Ritchie, John Fishin in the Findhorn, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
a feet to see the bonnie fish flappin aboot and I didna ken fit tae
1 matches

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
oon, an th pair wee sowel was flappin eets tail feelin sorry fur it on page 115

1 matches

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