A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

numptie Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words2.8 4.5 0 0 0 0 0
Number of occurrences99 0 0 0 0 0
Number of authors3 3

Occurrences of numptie in Corpus

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Central

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
an,' ah'd scrieve, 'is a pure numptie. Ah hope yer faimly hus a bus on page 2
'Shut yer geggie, ya numptie!' Matilda said and she gaed o on page 37
ug's bahookie! Ye look like a numptie!" on page 56
"Thon numptie Amanda,' Hortensia said, 'hus on page 106

4 matches

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
that A kennt fine wis a Royal numptie wha had led monie guid Scotsm on page 70
dnae need onie publick-schuil numptie in Whitehall tae mak siccar t on page 74
the City o London is eethir a numptie or a leear - an there are mo on page 89

3 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
ouder, 'Gie me three pints ye numptie an three wee wasps wi them!' on page 76

1 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
Jeannie, ye puckin numptie, whit did ye say that fur? Ah on page 59

1 matches

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