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The word 'galore'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
galoreOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus7.12321
ORK - Orkney 9.9 1 1
SHD - Shetland
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A 9.8 3 3
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen 21.9 2 2
DOR - General Northern 13.3 3 2
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central
WCE - West Central 4.6 1 1
DUN - Dundee 10.6 1 1
EDN - Edinburgh
GLA - Glasgow 13.7 3 3
AYR - Ayrshire
LAL - General Central 9.3 7 6
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)
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 galore in Corpus

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Orkney

Norquoy, Greer Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
roses, wild irises, seashells galore. on page 42

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Mid Northern A

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
He stuffed his face wi food galore Sweeties, nuts and sherry on page 15

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Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
wir rubbish Inte receptacles galore - on page 34

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@DoricPhrases tweeted
er @PaulAnd79837722 in Whisky Galore the film!(2017)

Aberdeen

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 85 - The Clash o the Titans, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
urch History. Papers an beuks galore had poored fae his fertile br on page 54

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McDonald, Charlie , (Facebook 2022) Doric - Aberdeen, poetry
big stuff beds an' furniture galore
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General Northern

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
Midges galore, inside tae get relief,
1 matches

@fittiecrooners tweeted
Fittie Bar, here I come! Nips galore #fittiebar(2016)
good pint and 25ml nip sizes galore. Clean oot yer gunnels before(2018)

West Central

Clark, Thomas Yes Nae Mair, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Bellshill, blog
e that day forrit, candidates galore for anither airin, just tae s
1 matches

Dundee

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
whisky galore. on page 87

1 matches

Glasgow

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
-drappin. They've git cousins galore n cunts that work fur them, on page 9

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Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
run is done an thirr's coffee galore back at the hoose. Fuck it, I on page 3

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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
In Maryhill Barracks wi cons galore on page 110

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General Central

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
d en'in else. It's Poundlands galore. Builders huv given up invest on page 30

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 58 - The Dumb Jyner, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
ntion medals an Scottish caps galore. on page 65

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McDermid, Val The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - The Gowd Breeks, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
avin awa like there wis guids galore. on page 60

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Falconer, Gavin Lallans 63 - Richt Scots an Pithy Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
w Testament, wi wha relatives galore [2]. The ither argiement is t
1 matches

Rennie, Susan Kat an Doug on Planet Fankle, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927459) Central, weans
! There were trees an flooers galore, but aw their stems were twis
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Rennie, Susan The Muckle Michty Neep, (self-published 2021) Central, poetry
Tae mak neep soup an stews galore.
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@billykayscot tweeted
e, an luik at this - aipples galore, aw ready for makin juice. Br(2020)

South West (Galloway)

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
MacSnail Galore! on page 69

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East Antrim (Larne)

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
roon me noo But Bashans bulls galore. on page 64

1 matches

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