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The word 'bug'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
bugOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus18.76226
ORK - Orkney
SHD - Shetland
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A 65.4 20 3
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen 62.9 6 3
DOR - General Northern 70.9 16 8
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 14.6 6 5
WCE - West Central
DUN - Dundee
EDN - Edinburgh 6.2 1 1
GLA - Glasgow 10.2 2 2
AYR - Ayrshire
LAL - General Central 2.6 2 2
SEA - South East (Borders)
SWE - South West (Galloway) 13.9 1 1
DUL - Donegal (East Donegal)
WUL - West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry)
CUL - Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim)
BUL - Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim) 459.1 7 2
SUL - South Antrim (Between Sixmilewater and Belfast)
BEL - Eastern Ulster (Belfast)
PUL - Peninsular Ulster (Ards)
EUL - East Antrim (Larne)
GUL - General Ulster 10 1 1
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of bug in Corpus

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Mid Northern A

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
n fir 'Hughie' inte the paper bug in the back o the cheer. | on page 42
Morrice. "Ah'v gat the travel bug noo." He opened is jaicket an on page 47
t aa at stuff intill a decent bug, wull ye." Dottie teen a Harr on page 70
ired ootfits inno the plastic bug. "An it least Ah'm deein a bi on page 71

4 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
an cooried up in the sleepin bug." on page 6
ge wi pans an dishes an a rag-bug fir dressin-up. Imagination w on page 21
get ye te mak ma up a 'doggy-bug'. on page 29
"An ere's yer doggie-bug!" said Sandy, tears o lachter on page 33
kkin a paper oota her shoppin bug. on page 36
Also on pages 41, 43, 58, 65, 71
13 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
pull a hunkie fae the string bug at's hingin oan ma wheelcheer on page 46

1 matches

Johnson, Mary Lallans 59 - Furst Time, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Doric - Aberdeenshire, prose
oney oan. Bit we hid goat the bug. We couldnae wait for oor nex
1 matches

@FaeFoggie tweeted
oricPhrases All hail i greasy bug.(2019)

Aberdeen

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 84 - The Ferlie, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
yowe bits an bittocks intil a bug afore they gaed. But, loshtie on page 82

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 68 - Gordon’s Gairden, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Doric, prose
n e lobby ev noo," says I, "e bug's soakin weet." on page 35

1 matches

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 82 - Troke, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
the crumlocks fae the pepper bug in's haan. on page 91

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 83 - Dunnottar, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
they’re bitten bi the love-bug. Ye could aboot hear the
1 matches

McDonald, Charlie , (Facebook 2022) Doric, poetry
Wi' yer ma's shoppin' bug in yer han'
A wee note in the bug wi' a message list
2 matches

General Northern

Maitland, Andrew Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Auld Mannie, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
ae a clubcaird? Dae ye want a bug? Dae ye want yer receipt? Naw on page 73

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Tales Fae The Doric Side - Mabel, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
comin back fae the Coapy wi a bug o butteries, a carton o milk, on page 93
bug. "She's got somethin for ye." on page 97

2 matches

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
She'd a bug across her shooder, on page 136
I got ma bug, run tae i'station on page 200

5 matches

McDonald, Charlie Doric Scots Books an Poems, (Facebook 2022) Doric, poetry
Even my bug fer keepin my dazzies fae goi
1 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Wullie’s Wife: The Hoaspital Veisit, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
ur oo tae git rid o thit MRSA bug! It’s a guid thing tae.
1 matches

@beast_afc tweeted
es he's stuck it in the inion bug fur the dandies.(2020)

@cligeey tweeted
o hearing them noo any others bug ye noo?(2020)

@fittiecrooners tweeted
em wearing a tracksuit, co-op bug under their arm and fag in th(2016)
ades being at it! Aye the flu bug is back. Fit tae dee tae get (2016)
u 40 years ago wis a toastie, bug o‘ crisps & KP nuts! #timesc(2018)
be first in that shed wee ma bug o’tinnies(2020)

(South) East Central

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
maw's awright. Disnae bug us. I opened the breid bin, t on page 1

1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
the causie. A cuidna lat bug about the damish ti the found
h-um”, Tammas aye didna lat bug. Naither did he ruff
2 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
Awa wi ye, ye nesty bug,
1 matches

Grubb, Adrian Bungee, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Kirkcaldy, prose
wis mindin me whit tae dae. 'Bug swandive. When ur done, we'll
1 matches

@DavidJWood2 tweeted
be for a white collar worker, bug you cannae expect a man at th(2020)

Edinburgh

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
example’’ he answers, aw bug eyed n that. ‘’And I can
1 matches

Glasgow

Eunson, Catherine Freude, (The Scores 2020) Central, poetry
ly the twins hidnae taen thon bug, nor the planes
1 matches

Bratchpiece, Neil The Wee Man Ft. Leo - Parliamo Glasgow, (YouTube 2014) Central - Glasgow, poetry
Can I bug ye for a fifty, shuggy?
1 matches

General Central

Steele, Gregor Dinnae Mak Me Laugh, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
Ah think Ah've got a bug." on page 7

1 matches

@iainnicol tweeted
ransponderings It's nae a bed bug but, sae coont yer blessins!(2020)

South West (Galloway)

Haddow, Kris Ronnie's Story, (words.krishaddow.com 2011) Central, prose
ay then whit had caused it; a bug, ma nerves or the poor diet.
1 matches

Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim)

Campbell, Robert Lock Doon Poyams, (Independently 2021 ISBN: 979-8742155812) Ulster, poetry
Thut blasted bug, on page 24

1 matches

Warwick, Matthew Tha Feardie Geng hae tae bide at hame, (Sensory Attachment Centre 2020) Ulster - Ballymena, weans
Ye see, there’s a totey wee bug ca’d COVID 19 wha’s treve
Thon wee smittal bug’s sae totey, ye cannae see,
bug frae comin their lenth.
Docter toul thaim tha smittal bug lowps frae yin boady til tha
a fowk bides at hame, tha wee bug cannae smit thaim.
6 matches

General Ulster

Robinson, Philip Tae a Virus, (no publisher recorded 2020) Ulster, poetry
An aa because o this wee bug
1 matches

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