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The word 'argy'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
argyOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus7.12317
ORK - Orkney
SHD - Shetland
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A 6.5 2 2
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen 21.9 2 1
DOR - General Northern 4.4 1 1
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 5.1 2 2
WCE - West Central 32.2 7 4
DUN - Dundee
EDN - Edinburgh
GLA - Glasgow 4.6 1 1
AYR - Ayrshire
LAL - General Central 4 3 3
SEA - South East (Borders) 25 2 1
SWE - South West (Galloway)
DUL - Donegal (East Donegal)
WUL - West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry)
CUL - Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim) 62.8 2 1
BUL - Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim)
SUL - South Antrim (Between Sixmilewater and Belfast)
BEL - Eastern Ulster (Belfast)
PUL - Peninsular Ulster (Ards)
EUL - East Antrim (Larne) 32.8 1 1
GUL - General Ulster
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of argy in Corpus

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Mid Northern A

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
Ye cwid argy wi her fae mornin tae night B on page 15

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
be veesitin the hoose fur an argy-bargy. The tattie-howkin wisn
1 matches

Aberdeen

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 85 - The Clash o the Titans, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
his mither leid. There'd been argy-bargyin aboot this for mair n on page 53

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 82 - Beyond The Pale , (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
fine thegither, wi nivver an argy-bargy. We aa took wir turn ti on page 72

1 matches

General Northern

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
y. Efter a puckle quarrels an argy bargy things settled doon
1 matches

(South) East Central

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
the shop. An he wasnae gaunae argy-bargy fur long enough. Scratc on page 1

1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 59 - The Queen’s Shull’n, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Fife, prose
cont ...” Annie stertit tae argy.
1 matches

West Central

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
yersels when she's aboot. Nae argy-bargy, nae cheek, nae backcha on page 63
'Dinnae argy-bargy wi me, fur heaven's sak on page 80
first afore ye answer. Never argy-bargy wi her. Never gie her o on page 128
'Dinnae argy-bargy wi me, laddie, or ah'll on page 138

4 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Is he a birsie argy-bargyin type? Then we'll say on page 118

1 matches

Campbell, Karen Gie it laldy, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Glasgow, blog
tbeat. An then A mind aw they argy-bargies A had wi ma editor, w
1 matches

Shoor Caan, Angus Coont Thum: A hunner an' oad McLimericks, (self-published 2012 ISBN: 978-1480242425) Central - Ardrossan, poetry
ur a’ways right Ye’d even argy black wis white If ye’d sto
1 matches

Glasgow

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
ae tone, "an thir's that much argy-bargy ye kin hardly hear yers on page 83

1 matches

General Central

Robson, Frances Lallans 74 - Sloth, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
agin ye; nae argy-bargy; nae flytin,
1 matches

Robinson, Christine Lallans 70 - The Language o the Glasgow Unity Plays, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
aboot whilk there can be nae argy-bargy and jist a tiny sample
1 matches

@billykayscot tweeted
The nicht, wi aw the argy bargyin, the heid bangin, the(2020)

South East (Borders)

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
In fact, she hed quite a lang argy-bargy wi th Lory, whae at las on page 24
ersel, "th wei aw th beasties argy-bargy. Eet's enough tae drive on page 56

2 matches

Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim)

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
An argy't each case wi the wife; on page 48
"Naw mae!" hae answert. "Wae argy't last March-jest afore hae w on page 71

2 matches

East Antrim (Larne)

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
An argy if a coo wus broon, on page 58

1 matches

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