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sookin Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words17.5 14.9 36.2 0 0 10.3 8.9
Number of occurrences5629 24 0 0 1 2
Number of authors28 15 12 1 1

Occurrences of sookin in Corpus

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Central

McHardy, Stuart Lallans 82 - The Banes o Alba, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
sookin up tae greed on page 32

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 90 - Serendipity, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
in ootbye the Kinema bawroom, sookin oan minty Pan Draps tae hide on page 27

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McGregor, Iain Lallans 87 - The Neep Lantern, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Central, prose
wis puckert-up lik she'd bin sookin soor plooms. on page 22

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Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
e fur a fiver. No me, though. Sookin a polisman's dick's no ma thi on page 1

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Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
sookin tham in on page 17

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Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
tae ony passin body, sookin at ony haun. on page 67

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
me wumman and a braw man were sookin the faces affy each ither in on page 93

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
hat they are that obsessit wi sookin up tae the Yanks that they ha on page 56

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McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
oduction rig come in an start sookin up the oil itsel. The Criss-C on page 51

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
r ilka ten seconds when ye're sookin them, and wee feddery sweetie on page 13
them, at least, and they were sookin up the broonish dubbie watter on page 75
iver, the watterfaw, the lang sookin pipes, the minty sugar meedow on page 93
nixt door. A HeedrumHodrum is sookin it. He's been sookin it for v on page 102
n. And noo there cam a sort o sookin soond, and awfie quickly aw t on page 105
Also on pages 137
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Rennie, Susan Kat an Doug on Planet Perjink, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927565) Central, weans
i!' the voice continued, 'get sookin!' on page 14

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Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
HUFFALAMP (sookin up): 'Nae bother! Nae bother on page 43
e ships cam, and hoo ye mak a Sookin Pump (if ye want tae) and whe on page 164
r, and in the dwam he and Sir Sookin Pump and Sir Brazil and Facto on page 165

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Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
eyin on lanely trevellers and sookin the blidd oot o their bodies. on page 11
eryon wis sittin unner a tree sookin fae a big joug o watter. on page 43

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Lawrenson, Dorothy Ranch Road 12, San Marcos, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central - Fife, poetry
sookin the sweeshin soond
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 102, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
erra little mair sense than a sookin babby. He kens sun frae moon,
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Facebook link ( 2019) Central
ction and mibbe a few leaches sookin extra blood. Strangely enough

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
afore and then gyang running sookin up mair than only P4 girl wan(2020) search twitter

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
r987 ya lucky so n so - this sookin cans in the hoose is nae guid (2020) twitter link
me tae mind - huv a nice day sookin ur dummies - am aff tae see (2020) twitter link

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 85 - The Clash o the Titans, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
o rain an the grun wis still sookin up the watter that had poored on page 53

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Leslie, Deborah Tales Fae The Doric Side - Mabel, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
"She looks like she's sookin her thoom." Dad smiled. "She' on page 92
Granda taks a puckle o sookin sweeties oota his pooch an wi on page 94

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
n oot the wee metal dishie an sookin the speen. on page 18
r moo aa grippit like she wis sookin a lemon. "An ye'r richt, thin on page 35
a gweed claes, weary pandrop-sookin Sunday kinna wye, nir holed u on page 67
rs o aa kines o aul-fashioned sookin sweeties - fit Ah lot Ah cud on page 87

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
ma goal wecht," said Gertie, sookin in her belly. on page 36

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Thom, Bill The Quait Chiel, (Tapsalteerie 2013 ISBN: 9780992663100) Doric - Banff, poetry
An then fit wye A dee ma sookin - on page 15

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Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
Sookin on a siller speen on page 190

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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
sair. He wisna hurtin. He wis sookin.'
'Sookin?' quo Minnie, bumbazed.
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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
as if blithe tae see ye, syne sookin awa back gin ye tried tae try
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McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Wullie’s Wife: The Hoaspital Veisit, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
– aye, her thare, thit’s sookin taffee
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Martin, Keiron Ma Worst Nicht Oot, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
hat wis working. She hid been sookin sweeties and I telt her to ge
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Hutchison, Pat Bob the Dog fae the Bog, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
nd Jeemicky shakin wi fear an sookin air in fae ivvery orifice in
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Hutchison, Pat The Tabby Sooker, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
s o thanks comin fae my tabby sookin mooth, well soon tae be tabby
mooth, well soon tae be tabby sookin mooth.
said, “Fuck off, you tabby sookin bastard!”
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Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
oot forkietails,” quo Kevin sookin his thoomb.
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Uri, Antonia Flooery achievement for the Scots Government, (The National 2019) Doric, newspaper
drainage system, their roots sookin up excess watter, tae stop it
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@Doric_Bananaman tweeted
Mornin' Ye banana sookin' hoors. Whau's gettin' it e'd(2015) search twitter

@FaeFoggie tweeted
@scotsfilmguy Nithin wrang wi sookin ingins ??(2019) search twitter

@cligeey tweeted
bour still hinna resolved the sookin up ti the tories in Aiberdeen(2020) search twitter

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
hei said, soondin lik hei was sookin up tae um, but frownin an pul on page 117

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Ulster

Fenton, James On Slaimish, (Ullans Press 2009 ISBN: 9781905281299) Ulster, poetry
Ower the sookin fog an gruppin ling, on page 6

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Fenton, James The Lade, (Ullans Magazine 2001) Ulster, prose
ower a stany bottom, the wee sookin-eels, stuck tae the stanes, a
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