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Use in varieties of Scots

slimy Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words3.7 4.5 1.5 0 0 10.3 4.4
Number of occurrences129 1 0 0 1 1
Number of authors9 6 1 1 1

Occurrences of slimy in Corpus

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Central

McGregor, Iain Lallans 87 - The Neep Lantern, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Central, prose
nor twice ma fit skytit aff a slimy stane an A near gaed tapsalte on page 22

1 matches

Cunningham, Lucy nothing but a set of eyes for stars - Swedish Fish, (Association for Scottish Literature 2023 ISBN: 978-1906841546) Central, prose
looked so different - those slimy wee things that danced aboot on page 36

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
t an in amang the coils o its slimy body were the dismemberit boa on page 79
y soon had it surroundit. The slimy monster spat an clawit at the on page 80
rkable courage in eatin these slimy wee craturs an when askit, sa on page 98

3 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
ne said, Wibbit a big bunch a slimy seaweed. on page 112
ahd tell Lyndon tae sling his slimy hook. Pamela Sadler. She fanc on page 169

2 matches

Waddell, John Lallans 58 - fower poems bi John Waddell, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, poetry
Ye cauld an slimy gastropod, on page 62

1 matches

Calder, Bob Lallans 70 - Hame-combin, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
fluttery, slimy, slippery, evasive.
1 matches

Doric

Lawrie, Alistair Caal Cries, (Drunk Muse Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1399964678) Doric - Stonehaven, poetry
a queerlike slimy green, slithert ower wi waar on page 39

1 matches

Southern

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Slimy boi on the patio ?? https://t(2020) search twitter

Ulster

Fenton, James On Slaimish, (Ullans Press 2009 ISBN: 9781905281299) Ulster, poetry
The cowl an slimy on page 46

1 matches

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