A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Concordance

The word 'cheeks'

Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of cheeks in Corpus

Orkney

North Northern B (Caithness)

Mid Northern A

Hutchison, Pat Catty, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
him as the tears ran doon her cheeks.
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Hutchison, Pat The Stones That Turned, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
rs ran doon her aal life-worn cheeks. Fin he spoke he sounded exac
he hot tears rin doon his ain cheeks. At hame he’d a very simila
2 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Seven Coins o Kineddart, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
eelin the colour rise tae her cheeks she looked at the Laird’s s
1 matches

General Northern

Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
doon her cheeks. On hearin the news Jonsar Ec
1 matches

North East Central

(South) East Central

McDowell, Diane Drummond (Ma's Bairns), (Independently Published 2021 ISBN: 979-8592734588) Central, prose
l the tears ran doun her rosy cheeks. Genevieve coudnae muive... t on page 1

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McPartlin, Moira Before Now : Memoir of a Toerag, (Trilleachan 2021 ISBN: 978-1838360702) Central - Fife, prose
der. Her face wis purple, her cheeks puffed oot, her mooth workin on page 7

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
oon her foreheid and her rosy cheeks are glowin. on page 51

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Crawford, Ross Eemis Stane 1 - Ane Dialog betwix King James VI, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, script
d me blow some Erse betwix my cheeks? on page 12

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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 108, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
or capacity o smilin on their cheeks, an in an about their een, -
eir chin gets creeshy—their cheeks lank, sallow, and clunk-clunk
2 matches

Morton, Elaine Lallans 71 - The Concreit Bouer, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
to the en o her neb, doun her cheeks intil her mou, but there was
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@kennethbryce184 tweeted
rist__ these perfectly formed cheeks r tae die for brother - oo l (2020) twitter link

West Central

Dalgetty, Moira Lallans 104 - The Best Laid Schemes..., (Lallans Magazine 2024) Central, poetry
skin's like velvet, wi peachy cheeks and silky hair that feels rea on page 102

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
ots appeared on the faither's cheeks. 'Wha the deevil dae ye think on page 19

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
ooks fat an how she's got fat cheeks an a big double chin an how s on page 148
her mouth hingin open an her cheeks burnin - ah don't think she' on page 169

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Connor, Bailey A SCOTS HORROR STORY, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
s dauncin and playing wi rosy cheeks and toy cars that scattered.
1 matches

Dundee

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
but muscular body, the ruddy cheeks, the glintin een were aw gone on page 89

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Edinburgh

grandeicedcoffees Do You Wanna Touch, (archiveofourown.org 2021) Central, prose
ow ma face is giving it away, cheeks no doubt flushed and sweaty.
Ma cheeks colour at the nickname, but a
2 matches

Glasgow

Sayers, Ross Daisy on the Outer Line, (Gob Stopper (Cranachan) 2020 ISBN: 978-1911279778) Central - Glasgow, prose
yin ae Robert's clean-shaven cheeks. He's no quite realised whaur on page 16

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Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
Another hauf hoor ay clenched cheeks, Aonghas lets eez foot aff th on page 3

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McQueer, Chris Hings - Short Stories 'n That, (404 Ink 2017 ISBN: 978-0995623866) Central - Glesga, prose
ah manage tae contain in mah cheeks like a squirrel. Well, until on page 2

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Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
wi knees as nakit as pale bum cheeks, on page 25

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Bolland, John Lallans 71 - Line of Sight – excerpt fae a novel in progress, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
n the woollen bunnet ower his cheeks an then the hoodie so as jist
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Ayrshire

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
at him, a wee bit blate, her cheeks burnin. John smiled again, an on page 26
the souch o a warm wind on my cheeks... an pleisure in aa the folk on page 69

2 matches

Neill, Willie Lallans 59 - Christian Henry Divertimento, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
An saa yir cheeks tak a glent o bluid. on page 10

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Wallace, Lorna Tae A Selfie, (lornalouwriting.wordpress.com 2014) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
Ma cheeks are beamin’.
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Wallace, Lorna Jock Tamson Goes tae the Doactir, (lornalouwriting.wordpress.com 2019) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
Made his erse cheeks clench wae fear;
1 matches

General Central

Roddie, J. Lallans 102 - Oedipus, (Lallans Magazine 2023) Central, poetry
The blood poured doun his cheeks an chin on page 57

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
wis drawn sae ticht ower the cheeks that ye could see the shape o on page 48
d. He had muckle lips and fat cheeks and an awhe fat craigie. The on page 51
The colour wis rushin tae his cheeks, and his een were wide open, on page 57
'Yer cheeks!' skraiched Mrs Boakregarde. on page 110

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Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
Wi heids deid-purpie as auld cheeks on page 3
Tho cheeks war round an face wis reid, on page 58

2 matches

Douglas, Ashley The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - Sweet Sang o the Widd, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
it tae run doon the Emperor's cheeks, though he didnae gey unnerst on page 100

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 73 - Waashin Day Weirriors, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
uch gress, een steekit ticht, cheeks bloun oot, skin, hair an pipe on page 67

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Fitt, Matthew Jordan's New Jaiket, (Education Scotland 2014) Central, weans
st come in the back door. Her cheeks were reid and her neb wis blu
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Thoumire, Elizabeth Halloween, (Mak Forrit 2019) Central - Edinburgh, blog
a dab o her lipstick for rosy cheeks. We thocht we leukit juist gr
1 matches

Rennie, Susan The Hoose o Haivers, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927442) Central, weans
elt a gliff o reid burn in ma cheeks. The prisoner stepped forrart
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Donovan, Anne Hieroglyphics and Other Stories - All that Glistens, (Canongate 2004 ISBN: 1841955191) Central, prose
wis a terrible colour and his cheeks were hollow.
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South East (Borders)

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
an, wi tears rinnin doon eis cheeks, ei went oan agin: on page 97

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Stevenson, Gerda Kilmeny, (Scottish Language Center 2021) Southern - Scottish Borders, prose
ts hingin doon the side o her cheeks – like a spreet oot the fai
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South West (Galloway)

Tindal, Betty Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern - Dumfries, poetry
an only twin tracks doon ma cheeks on page 155

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Adamson, Donald Bield, (Tapsalteerie 2021) Central - Dumfries, poetry
wattin his cheeks on page 22

1 matches

Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim)

East Antrim (Larne)