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Use in varieties of Scots

selfish Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words7.7 10.1 4.5 9.9 5.8 0 0
Number of occurrences2520 3 1 1 0 0
Number of authors16 12 2 1 1

Occurrences of selfish in Corpus

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Central

Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
Selfish-like on page 28

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Sayers, Ross Daisy on the Outer Line, (Gob Stopper (Cranachan) 2020 ISBN: 978-1911279778) Central - Glasgow, prose
t, mibbe oor Daisy isnae bein selfish fur once in her life. But ah on page 28

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Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
hings, stupit hings, terrible selfish hings, bizarre hings, hings t on page 3

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
wis ah meant tae ken that the selfish bastard ah'd backed that day on page 60
ponder tae masel aboot what a Selfish cunt he wis in the timin. Mea on page 75
onds in the direction ae this selfish bastard. Of course, ma abuse on page 139

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
ked Charlene (even if she wis selfish an a liar an a thief) cause s on page 82
er thought Murray could be so selfish not thinkin about Davy an T i on page 169

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Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
Think ainly I've no selfish fasht on page 60

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Watt, George T. Lallans 73 - Gruggie, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
slee, selfish forlaithie, scurge o society; on page 74

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McKillop, Roger Challengin' Times, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
ee walkers”. The thankless, selfish, talkers.
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
didna think thoo wad be that selfish.”
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Bennett, Peter Time, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
Telt her she wis the wan bein selfish, protractin the bloody thing.
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
ed by some ae the toons maist selfish erseholes. Who are busy cough
ikes. Neither yin ae they two selfish bastards uttered as much as a
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 4, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
ut ah’m a fuckin coprse, ya selfish cunt.’’
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@Chazzbat tweeted
r. Thur's nae excuse. Stupit, selfish bint! ?? https://t.co/6sTkGce(2020) search twitter

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
e fines - time to make these selfish car drivers pay and make way (2021) twitter link
@jimwaterson we do live in a selfish chaotic society - get your f (2020) twitter link

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
"Please yersel, ye selfish divil!" skirled Winnie. "Ye c on page 21

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Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
Ah'm selfish ye see on page 17

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Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
"Is at nae a bit o a selfish attitude te ging throwe life on page 15

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Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
I felt a bittie selfish fur wir money wis gey tight on page 3

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Shetland

@RedValkyrie84 tweeted
y ir joost too privileged and selfish - dey canni fathom goin weoo (2020) twitter link