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Use in varieties of Scots

smug Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words5.8 7.6 4.5 9.9 0 0 0
Number of occurrences1915 3 1 0 0 0
Number of authors15 11 3 1

Occurrences of smug in Corpus

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Central

McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
mah airm doon an he looks aw smug. Ah keep eye contact wi him a on page 12

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Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
ut ma year head through wae a smug look. She hud been barkin at on page 36

1 matches

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
ad the expression in his een. Smug. That wee luft ae the eebroo on page 1

1 matches

Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
ale platform. Nae longer feel smug satisfaction that I'm a puir, on page 3

2 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
s writin been gid tae yae, ya smug, dapper-dressed, intolerable on page 49
loud and clear" he tells me, smug and shaire ae himsel "A peanu on page 64
ae Thatcher and her annoyin, smug puss. She wis yin ae the few on page 87
tandin here amongst the fans, smug as yae like. As if he single on page 111

4 matches

Corbett, John Lallans 70 - Owersettins o Modren Drama intae Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
. The wasterfu surfeits o the smug and famous are paraded afore
1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Guru an Zander, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
ss tae register how much ay a smug prick they’re bein. Ye know
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McKillop, Roger The Staff, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
irls were staunin’, quietly smug, feelin’ they were safe fra
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Coyne, Hilary The giant’s wife – or Ailsa the irked, (hilarycoyne.com/ 2021) Central, prose
ints and she was a teensy bit smug in the telling. Still the fae
1 matches

@SusiBriggs1 tweeted
@DrMDempster Aye well, smug points tae the Dempster.... ?(2019) search twitter

@Chazzbat tweeted
s vile! Ah want tae punch his smug face intae nixt week! ?? #Cor(2020) search twitter

Doric

Lawrie, Alistair Caal Cries, (Drunk Muse Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1399964678) Doric - Stonehaven, poetry
in hungry smug self certainty. on page 10

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@72redz1903 tweeted
gie if they were chuffed, or smug aboot something. (2020) twitter link

@cligeey tweeted
a cellic fans hoose the morn smug grin ken(2020) search twitter

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
ck on me pillows wi a smile o smug delight. on page 25

1 matches

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