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Use in varieties of Scots

peep Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words14.4 10.8 18.1 29.8 5.8 10.3 35.4
Number of occurrences4621 12 3 1 1 8
Number of authors32 16 9 1 1 1 4

Occurrences of peep in Corpus

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Central

McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
Roses an no even so much ae a peep oot ae Dolly, it's time fur t on page 6

1 matches

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 84 - Awa wi’t, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
ween whan I gaed as Little Bo Peep an David wis ma lammie?' on page 25

1 matches

Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
an!....." awtho it's no mad a peep on page 5

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
e corner ae ma eye ah catch a peep ae a figure wired up tae thes on page 179

1 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
ly pit Mr Wormwidd's gas at a peep and he had lost his relish fu on page 32
pit the Trunchbull's gas at a peep. She thocht she'd gien him a on page 140

2 matches

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
Did the Scottish judges mak a peep? Nae chance. Nae mair nor in on page 18

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
inar happened. Yin mornin, at peep o day, thin columns o white r on page 20

1 matches

Clark, Thomas Diary o a Wimpy Wean, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785302145) Central, weans
hat wis ma Maw's gas set at a peep. on page 32

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
There wis nae peep o Grannie. There wis ainly a on page 50

1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
Pit his gas at a peep on page 35

1 matches

Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
And that'll pit his gas at a peep. Because when ye say "Ho-ho!" on page 41

1 matches

Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
That pit Ratton's gas at a peep. He papped awa oot o sicht fa on page 63

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Dinnae Mak Me Laugh, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
She heard it peep, on page 21

1 matches

Hershaw, William Lallans 67 - In Search o Robert Henrysoun, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
But naw, no a mout or a peep fae hissel on page 123

1 matches

Clark, Thomas Scots an the smit: a language unner lockdoun, (Bella Caledonia 2020) Central - Bellshill, blog
s set oor collective gas at a peep simply bi giein us naething t
1 matches

Grae, Emma Jimmy and his wee darlin Alexa, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
the hook. There’s no been a peep in days.
1 matches

Kirk Jn, Albert Whit, (albertkirkjr.com 2022) Central - Aryshire, blog
Ferlies they'd deek afore peep o the day;
1 matches

Begg, James A. Lallans 74 - The Killie Fleshers - 1786, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
, turnt up the gaslicht a wee peep, an settlt doun tae his Burns
1 matches

@raiphsays tweeted
oosie Awww, am so glad favrit peep hud aw folk aroon tae help! ?(2020) search twitter

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
awe the car driver done wis peep the horn in his car tae lol (2021) twitter link

Doric

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
Little Bo Peep lost her sheep on page 74

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - TROUBLE WI WITTGENSTEIN, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
d turn his gas doon tae a wee peep." on page 87

1 matches

Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
Tae peep throo the sin dis try.
Tae peep throo the sin dis try.
2 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
Tae peep throo the sin dis try,
1 matches

Harvey, Lewis Crash, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
That fair pit her gas at a peep!
1 matches

Diansangu, Mae Doric, (Scots Hoose 2021) Doric, poetry
fair trickit tae peep fit sunty’s left. this leid
1 matches

The Flying Pigs Use of the common good fund for slap-up feed merely follows in grand old tradition, (Press and Journal 2018) Doric, newspaper
hiding tae nothing. We met in Peep Peeps, which is noo shut; a s
1 matches

@beast_afc tweeted
ma v plates roond the back o peep peeps. #happydays https://t.c(2020) search twitter

@fittiecrooners tweeted
catch me in the Neptune, nor Peep Peeps, or blawing ma pipe in (2019) search twitter
on the table! Oh ma heed! Is Peep Peeps still deen pensioners r(2020) search twitter

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
cture o a gled/buzzard. Not a peep for mair nor a year an A wis (2021) twitter link

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
e lay Percy, his gas noo at a peep, on page 57
I couldna resist a peedie peep and I let oot a gasp o surpri on page 59
An occasional peep in the liveen room bit he hid on page 60

3 matches

Shetland

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
nute before da sun started to peep abun da horizon https://t.co/(2020) search twitter

Southern

Thompson, James My Borderlands, (Richardson and Son Printers 2023) Southern - Hawick, poetry
A silence stirs, there's no a peep on page 38

1 matches

Ulster

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
Ticht wee Serbs, tha peep-o-day clan on page 5
At peep o day, on page 54

2 matches

Ullans Speakers Association Nursery Rhymes for Weans, (Ulster-Scots Agency 2008 ISBN: 978-0955791697) Ulster, weans
Wee Bo Peep on page 7

2 matches

Gillen, Charles Oot Here Mae Lane, (Words without Borders Magazine 2004) Ulster, prose
snowdraps be's joinin' tae peep.
1 matches

Stewart, Kenny The Wee Broon Hen, (no publisher recorded 2022) Ulster, poetry
That I had my first peep way doon in the box and there
1 matches

Stewart, Kenny The Bread Van, (Facebook 2020) Ulster, poetry
The horn would get a little peep peep tae let ye know he wasna
peep tae let ye know he wasnae lat
2 matches

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