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Use in varieties of Scots

laughing Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words7.2 9.4 5.9 0 0 10.3 0
Number of occurrences2419 4 0 0 1 0
Number of authors17 12 4 1

Occurrences of laughing in Corpus

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Central

Cunningham, Lucy nothing but a set of eyes for stars - Swedish Fish, (Association for Scottish Literature 2023 ISBN: 978-1906841546) Central, prose
understaund, pal?' Da started laughing but no in his usual way. In a on page 41

2 matches

Mackintosh, Jim The Banes o the Turas, (Tippermuir 2022 ISBN: 978-1913836313) Central, poetry
The Temple. Laughing on the World on page 41

1 matches

Donovan, Anne Gone are the Leaves, (ISIS 2014 ISBN: 978-1445099262) Central, prose
We were all laughing, and wee Archie chuckled that on page 3

2 matches

McPartlin, Moira Before Now : Memoir of a Toerag, (Trilleachan 2021 ISBN: 978-1838360702) Central - Fife, prose
lley, was splitting her sides laughing. And then it was over. As ah on page 7

1 matches

Stewart, Anna An Alien Feeling, (Scots Hoose 2019) Central, prose
mind the name o. They’re aw laughing and no even thinking aboot Lu
n my wine tae droon oot their laughing, I like its fullness in my mo
2 matches

Philips, Cally Jings, crivens, help ma Boab, it’s independence!, (McStorytellers.com 2013) Central - Turriff, prose
ne mad. An Enbra’s became a laughing stock.
1 matches

McKenzie, Roddy Cataracts, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2018) Central - Dundee, prose
oax, yi sing alang, they`re a laughing, they enjoy a guid sang an a
1 matches

@Seperatist_No1 tweeted
.. Okay sometimes I burst oot laughing ?? but I wouldn't want it any(2020) search twitter
that's a shame but burst oot laughing when remembering whit it wis (2020) search twitter

@DABArbuckle tweeted
, ah verneer pished ma breeks laughing at that tweet. Comedy gold ma(2020) search twitter

@bigandymccoll tweeted
Cannae stop laughing..... Hud tae share the lurve. (2022) twitter link

@pmcm1355 tweeted
Putin keechin his drawers... laughing. Wallace is a raving loony if (2022) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
or game up here is a complete laughing stock noo imo (2021) twitter link
former dentist - a complete laughing stock in scotland (2020) twitter link
wonder the snp are a complete laughing stock with your explanation - (2020) twitter link
ce - what am i to do - stop laughing wid help lol (2020) twitter link

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
veryone's speaking about it...laughing at me...saying that Julian go on page 76

1 matches

Wilson, Katie Becus a hae a sister a hae a friend, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Buckie, prose
ys pick yi up - fan a finish laughing. If yi iver mak mistakes in l
1 matches

Johnston, Shaun The Forkie Gollach, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
r came skirlin oot o the shop laughing like a drain. Then ma mate Jo
1 matches

@DoricPhrases tweeted
a poker face an nae burst oot laughing!(2017) search twitter

Southern

@Woodwinecoolers tweeted
ounds it. I'd ah pissed masel laughing ?? (2022) twitter link