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Use in varieties of Scots

laughed Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words30.2 38.3 18 49.7 5.8 20.7 8.9
Number of occurrences9876 12 5 1 2 2
Number of authors45 30 7 4 1 1 2

Occurrences of laughed in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
Alice laughed that much she hid tae run bac on page 56
ng addit angrily, an everybdy laughed. "Tit the jury consider their on page 120

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McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
He laughed at that. Don't hink he wis ex on page 60

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Beekman, Tony Lallans 84 - The Fate o the Philosopher, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
Morag laughed. 'A'll hae juicier stories ta on page 47

1 matches

Muir, Glenn The McFables: Selected Aesop's Fables in Scots, (self-published 2015 ISBN: 978-1519739216) Central, poetry
The Hare laughed "Aye, why no? on page 29

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Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
Jock an Isa?' I says. They aw laughed. Aw bit on page 1

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Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
still sat there an smiled an laughed on page 24

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Cunningham, Lucy nothing but a set of eyes for stars - Swedish Fish, (Association for Scottish Literature 2023 ISBN: 978-1906841546) Central, prose
'Dae wit Da?' He'd jist laughed at me like adults always dae on page 36

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Sayers, Ross Daisy on the Outer Line, (Gob Stopper (Cranachan) 2020 ISBN: 978-1911279778) Central - Glasgow, prose
nd ah absolutely blanked him. Laughed at him, even. And, lit, ah do on page 13

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Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250242) Central, prose
huv understood why ah laughed at the wee school when on page 7

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
"Savin the Kids" ah laughed. "Wur talkin aboot Aldo here, on page 71

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McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
s feart o the 'gamies', Davie laughed an said, 'Naw, naw lad they'r on page 84

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
s an aw the boys in the class laughed at me. Aw ma pals wur up at t on page 12
et ma ma on side but she jist laughed at me. Away yi go, she said, on page 13
s, she said, Yi'd get us pure laughed aff the dance flair. on page 22
arlene jist shrugged at me an laughed an she'd this big dopey look on page 37
Ah jist laughed an then ah tipped the box ups on page 43
Also on pages 63, 67, 71, 95, 100, 140, 169
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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Embarrassed, we laughed, an tae ease the tension, on page 59

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Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
e she'd huv understood why ah laughed at the wee school when Mrs Cl on page 7

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Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
Big Tam jist laughed an stamped his feet. on page 8
Shuggie laughed. "Aye, dinnae worry aboot tha on page 25
Granny ayeways laughed at Benny Hill But turned the on page 31
Hughie laughed tae himsel. Here's me jist af on page 35
I laughed. '"'Course it exists. Itherwy on page 75
Also on pages 93, 101
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Morning, Carey Neeps and Tatties, (self-published 2020) Central, weans
while the auld Haggis laughed 'til his squishy sides ached. on page 32
they clapped and they laughed and the Haggis made three. on page 35

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Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
ties o coal-black toast, they laughed and laughed, and then made pa on page 32
auss looked doon at Sunny and laughed. "Aye, jings richt enough!" s on page 36
er, the Baudelaire orphans aw laughed, even Sunny, wha o coorse did on page 81
Coont Olaf laughed a roch, croupit laugh. "Yer s on page 97
nny skirled again, and awbody laughed. on page 156

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
ashtray. Ah retched, and she laughed so hard hur falsers fell oot. on page 26
called hur Mr Bert and Bobby laughed. on page 38
'Ye're some girl,' Da laughed. 'Noo, Marie, kin we keep thi on page 42

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Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
"Ach, is that aw?" laughed Hercules but deep doon he wis on page 50

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Docherty, John F. Lallans 82 - Lang Summer Days Pairt 2, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
dae ma ain recipes. Ma daddy laughed whin e saw me. Thomas tellt m on page 45

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Higgs, Jo The tale of how Evan Evans scrapped wi Evan Nichols, (berfrois 2022) Central - Edinburgh, prose
Fucking whalloper’, Nichols laughed.
Yer a right tool’, Nichols laughed but wi a bitty a hidden grima
2 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2020) Central, prose
s an aw the boys in the class laughed at me; aw ma pals wur up at t
e take me swimmin. Ma da jist laughed at me though, an then he said
et ma ma on side but she jist laughed at me. Away yi go, she said,
3 matches

Calderwood, Lynsey Cantsmell, (From Glasgow To Saturn 2020) Central, prose
nt tae clean hair. Laura jist laughed at me an then she said, Naw K
1 matches

Paisley, Janet Lallans 62 - The Numpty, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
“Aye,” she laughed. “Blue, white an rid rings
1 matches

Hardie, George Lallans 76 - Tammy an the Cheese Plant, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
Rab laughed.
1 matches

Atkins, Elise Billy Barr ’n’ Jonny Jimison’s Day Oot!, (Scottish Book Trust 2023) Central, prose
ttin’ tae thon Bearsden,” laughed Billy.
1 matches

Clark, Thomas Aw Aboard! The fecht for the Scots language stairts the day!, (Bella Caledonia 2019) Central - Bellshill, blog
dvantageous is sowt that gets laughed oot the place in a cuttin win
1 matches

Handy, Robbie Forked Tongues, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Dunfermline, blog
n ordinary Jamaican might hae laughed at a neighbour affecting uppe
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Sharks, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
ot, awright?” then he kinda laughed, like a hunner an fifty quid
1 matches

Stewart, Anna An Alien Feeling, (Scots Hoose 2019) Central, prose
mighto had a laugh; we mighto laughed at him thegither. She mighto
1 matches

Philips, Cally Jings, crivens, help ma Boab, it’s independence!, (McStorytellers.com 2013) Central - Turriff, prose
ied. Ah well mind yon time we laughed till ah fell aff ma bucket wh
the Bairn, in the Broons. Ah laughed then, bit ah blame his mither
2 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
“Then he laughed, the way he does, as if he’
1 matches

Ewen, Allan The Blin Man an the Man Wha Couldna See, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
ngs. “Nocht but haar!” he laughed. “Nocht but haar!”
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Facebook link ( 2021) Central
im back tae the farm whaur he laughed as he shot oot the pair man

Facebook link ( 2019) Central
wur baith back in the kirk we laughed again.

Haddow, Kris Ronnie's Story, (words.krishaddow.com 2011) Central, prose
Folk laughed while Mrs McAdam scowled and
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@rattlecans tweeted
And see that Sharkey, he jist laughed at me. He said he'd lived up (2022) twitter link

Doric

Wood, Evelyn Tales Fae The Doric Side - Carlo, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
We aa laughed. on page 29

1 matches

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
Alice laughed so much at iss, at she hed ti on page 54
n an angry tone, an everybody laughed. "Lit e jury consider their v on page 118

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Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 58 - Cyaard, the Tattie Doodle, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
aff the groond." Dugald jist laughed at me - yon big, belly laugh on page 118

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Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
His pal laughed his heid aff saying I got een
1 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
the bedroom for a lang time" laughed the
1 matches

Martin, Keiron Ma Worst Nicht Oot, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
I telt her to get a dram, she laughed at that and said she micht ji
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat Catty, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
gyang in first. The detective laughed at this and said, “Are ye f
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat Angels Ten, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
wanted tae buy something? She laughed an replied, “Michty min are
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Seven Coins o Kineddart, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
ey fit me like a glove.” He laughed and tellt her he wiz pleased
thocht she’d seen. The cook laughed and tellt her it hid jist bee
2 matches

Irvine, Owen Eldritch Story, (The Gaudie 2018) Doric - Banff, weans
ack o’ his neck as McDougal laughed “yir time is up wee loon!
1 matches

Orkney

Baikie, R. M. Mair Fairming Tales, (Baikie 2000 ISBN: 978-0953156412) Orkney - Hackland, prose
he folk steud aroond there an laughed. on page 70

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Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
man whit happened, he cheust laughed till he wis seek! on page 4
n and whessan - and I nearly laughed oot lood. on page 21

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Cormack, Kevin Toonie Void, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
-aye, oblivious. The boy half-laughed on page 30

1 matches

Hall, Simon W. The Boy That Lived - Chapter Wan, (Brisk Northerly 2015) Orkney, prose
the waals. ‘Peedie tyke,’ laughed Mr Dursley as he gaed fae the
1 matches

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
like another eight year old," laughed Chloe, "When they came back h on page 9

1 matches

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
Ahlice laughed sae much at this, that she he on page 55
in an angry voice, an a'body laughed. "Let th jury consider their on page 121

2 matches

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
ored lik a pig an tveriebodie laughed, an says Aunt Maisie tae me, on page 45

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@OrangRuth tweeted
e. After 3 shots of Bucky, he laughed. Bloody Christians(2016) search twitter

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