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The word 'dab'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
dabOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus19.46332
ORK - Orkney
SHD - Shetland 5.8 1 1
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A 39.2 12 4
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen 10.9 1 1
DOR - General Northern 31 7 3
NEC - North East Central 46.4 1 1
SEC - (South) East Central 22.8 9 7
WCE - West Central
DUN - Dundee 10.6 1 1
EDN - Edinburgh
GLA - Glasgow 9.1 2 2
AYR - Ayrshire
LAL - General Central 30.5 23 12
SEA - South East (Borders) 12.5 1 1
SWE - South West (Galloway) 69.5 5 2
DUL - Donegal (East Donegal)
WUL - West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry)
CUL - Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim)
BUL - Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim)
SUL - South Antrim (Between Sixmilewater and Belfast)
BEL - Eastern Ulster (Belfast)
PUL - Peninsular Ulster (Ards)
EUL - East Antrim (Larne)
GUL - General Ulster
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of dab in Corpus

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Shetland

De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
da beach, a dab o red; sib tae aa on page 33

1 matches

Mid Northern A

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
gran Suppositry's is the very dab Pit een in noo an aan on page 15

1 matches

Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
roke. An ov coarse aye weis a dab haan we thi Jew's Hairp, a ly on page 34
tee dee. Raachil weis a richt dab haan eit eih dreesed craib, s on page 37
elt car'y weis jist thi verra dab fur thi job, shi keppet eis w on page 64

4 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
s he'd bin at: grievin widdas dab, dabbin it swald een wi clean on page 76

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
er himsel, yet she daurna let dab that she kent the Wird, nor s
Bruce's expression niver lat dab. Da widna hae thocht it wis f
2 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
“Jist the verra dab,” quo Bobbin. “We’ll br
annie cried “Jist the verra dab”.
the verra dab tae sort yer mither’s machi
“Oh this is jist the verra dab” cried Plinky, fa hid niver
4 matches

Aberdeen

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 79 - The Tattiebogle, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
lf ooer. Mi ain faither wis a dab haan wi a neep - fit a bonni on page 13

1 matches

General Northern

Diansangu, Mae Tales Fae The Doric Side - Exodus20:3, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
dab his muckle want on page 66

1 matches

Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
wis a dab hand at the job. Fin she pit
nurse. " You ken I'm a dab hand wi the nippies."
Aye Jonsar Eck thocht, I'm a dab hand wi the nippies. Jonsar
At's a bit nippy bit you're a dab hand. Noo tell me this fa dis
ancake Meg. Pancake Meg wis a dab han at makin pancakes, ey sim
5 matches

@beast_afc tweeted
oght it wiz an over exuberant dab. https://t.co/s30XJI26ju(2020)

North East Central

Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
rcules gied the beast anither dab on page 8

1 matches

(South) East Central

Purdie, David C. Lallans 61 - The Mass Jack, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central, prose
PING! - he gets it - smack dab on yon reid spatch! He lowpit on page 86

1 matches

Moodie, Gordon D. Lallans 90 - Snoke Iz A Pithie Warlock, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
sax o the clock. Oh, he wiz a dab haun wi the dustin cloot an h on page 78

1 matches

Montador, Eileen Shriek of the Maws, (Goblinshead 2003 ISBN: 978-1899874439) Central - Fife, prose
as they can git a haddie or a dab whan they like. If ye wis tac on page 24

1 matches

Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
in pride o place. Davie wis a dab haun at the arrows an Tam wis on page 94

1 matches

Hubbard, Tom Minoritie Status, (Tapsalteerie 2017) Central - Kirkcaldy, poetry
Ye were richt skeelie, a dab haund at fechtin, on page 23

1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - The Glesgy Screwdriver, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, prose
warked here he telt me whit a dab hand he wis at amateur jyneri on page 98

1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, prose
He nivver lats dab onythin warthwhile anent whit on page 122

1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 102, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
es wis fu o colour, juist the dab for brichtin up a dour dreich
1 matches

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
ffs al need tae get a shave n dab a wee bit perfume oan sose a (2020) twitter link

Dundee

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
kle great deerhund that wis a dab hand wi cattle, they pit up a on page 17

1 matches

Glasgow

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
mair hke it, that's the verra dab. So, London's the capital ae on page 19

1 matches

Durie, Nick The Best o the Baith o Thaim, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
as setten doon. Noo, they lat dab, the ane’s that’s fechtin
1 matches

General Central

Robertson, James Precious and the Puggies, (Itchy Coo 2011 ISBN: 978-1845023324) Central, weans
batter that wis jist the very dab for whit she wis wantin. on page 70

1 matches

Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
Loki wis a dab haun at thwartin the giants, on page 14

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
ds the spoon and gaed dabbity-dab. It got a nebfu o medicine. on page 53
ae the spoon and gaed dabbity-dab. on page 81
at the spoon and gaed dabbity-dab. on page 86
e spoon. Then it gaed dabbity-dab. on page 90

4 matches

Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
. 'Yin o thae wid be the very dab. Thank ye, Pooh'. on page 90

1 matches

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
oot me?" Violet asked. "I'm a dab haund wi a hammer, sae mebbe on page 76

1 matches

Tollick, Margaret Tapsalteerie and Ither Tales, (Windfall Books 2008 ISBN: 978-0955726422) Central, weans
A dab on page 21
an a spot o paint or dab o glue on page 42

2 matches

Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
she usit tae be a dab-haun on page 59

1 matches

Harrison, Jean Lallans 59 - BARRY SCHUIL 1928 - 1934, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - East Lothian, prose
a the tenses - we got tae be dab hauns. She showed us hoo tae on page 120

1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 58 - The Dumb Jyner, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
He nivver let dab or Wullie Syme wes weel oot t on page 65

3 matches

Hershaw, William Lallans 67 - In Search o Robert Henrysoun, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
Why he'd no let dab syne the reformatioun. on page 123

1 matches

Hodgson, Brent Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
t-centurie poem, he disna lat dab! Jack hes includit his haiku, on page 91

1 matches

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 76 - The Factory, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
wey. He wis tentie no ti lat dab at yon serred his ettles weel
1 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth Halloween, (Mak Forrit 2019) Central - Edinburgh, blog
lum tae mak a wee mouser or a dab o her lipstick for rosy cheek
1 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth Kintrae livin, (Mak Forrit 2019) Central - Edinburgh, blog
Ma big brither wis a dab haund at guddlin for troot. H
1 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth Makkin a muckle o a mickle, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
Ma mither wis a dab haund at makkin a muckle o a
1 matches

@LairnScots tweeted
boot #Scots, this is the very dab: https://t.co/Tl0c6cJisf http (2021) twitter link
University course is the very dab, wi countless examples o spok (2020) twitter link

South East (Borders)

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
, paintin, paper hingin an ae dab haun
1 matches

South West (Galloway)

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
ce cream van queue's jist the dab. on page 77

4 matches

Evie OOR WULLIE’S SEASON’S GREET, (Largs Writers Group 2015) Central - Largs, prose
Helen wiz the very dab as Maw Broon (bun an aw), and
1 matches

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