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The word 'keech'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
keechOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus14.14624
ORK - Orkney
SHD - Shetland
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A 16.3 5 2
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen
DOR - General Northern 22.2 5 3
NEC - North East Central 46.4 1 1
SEC - (South) East Central 7.6 3 3
WCE - West Central 23 5 2
DUN - Dundee
EDN - Edinburgh 6.3 1 1
GLA - Glasgow 9.1 2 1
AYR - Ayrshire 13.1 1 1
LAL - General Central 15.9 12 6
SEA - South East (Borders)
SWE - South West (Galloway) 97.3 7 3
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 56.2 4 2
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of keech in Corpus

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Mid Northern A

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
ce at contrack-eyn. Efter yon keech-hole o a hoose she'd bin trai
n wee sea o booze, blether an keech. Gin he founert an sank – g
wye ben fish-guts an scurrie-keech, speirin as he gaed alang far
3 matches

@DoricPhrases tweeted
ouldnae adee, the trailer wis keech! Mair Doric jokes https://t.c(2016)
Beach keech fae the Brooch tae the Red Li(2018)

General Northern

Milligan, John Lallans 68 - Fu Brawlie Kythe Their Hair, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Doric, poetry
is frae hid brock an glaur an keech on page 40

1 matches

@Doric_Bananaman tweeted
shin’ ma yelly garters, a’ keech’d ma draa’wers efter a nich(2018)
wi’ yer mooth o’ the sooth keech!(2018)
y’isterday im harbourin’ a keech that wid burst a coo’s erse.(2018)

@glenlivetloon tweeted
ally cannot spouting absolute keech. This one is right up there!(2019)

North East Central

Heather, Alistair Whaur we cam fae: the Pechts, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
ot whit’s kent fae whit’s keech.
1 matches

(South) East Central

Morton, Elaine Lallans 71 - The Concreit Bouer, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
upifeein. The clod o stramped keech telt her whit she micht ither
1 matches

Chalmers, Aimee Lallans 59 - Joukene Poukerie, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Fife, prose
“Bastart! Dirty wee keech!” Yer voice rose. Yer mithe
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 86, (self-published 2001) Central, newspaper
s, glaikit, greetin, haud on, keech, loupin an polis.
1 matches

West Central

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
an minute ah'm gonnae eat the keech ah gie tae yous? Thon cake wi on page 114
the corbies cannae cack their keech on ye. Ye'll never see the li on page 157

2 matches

Kirk Jn, Albert Guid Fences Mak Guid Neibours, (albertkirkjr.com 2022) Central - Aryshire, blog
Clartin ma cairpet wi keech on the flair;
1 matches

Kirk Jn, Albert Takkin Back Control, (albertkirkjr.com 2022) Central - Aryshire, blog
the steuch aff yer keech
1 matches

Kirk Jn, Albert Better Thigether, (albertkirkjr.com 2022) Central - Aryshire, blog
a reekin bulldug keech
1 matches

Edinburgh

Capener, Jack No Guid Eneuch, (Bella Caledonia 2019) Central, blog
ot wir heids like flees aroon keech. Stigma in scuils micht be fa
1 matches

Glasgow

Atkins, Elise Billy Barr ’n’ Jonny Jimison’s Day Oot!, (Scottish Book Trust 2023) Central, prose
“It’s keech, Jonny! A lion’s keech!”
, Jonny! A lion’s keech!” Billy cried oot. He quick
2 matches

Ayrshire

Lehane, Matt Cubismo Part II, (bandcamp 2006) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
whit cliched keech
1 matches

General Central

Donati, Colin The Student and the Pawnwife , (Itchy Coo 2003 ISBN: 978-1902927817) Central, prose
that come intae ma heid? The keech that maun be stappit in ma he on page 139

2 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 90 - Sally, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
e bracken brainches, nae unco keech. Thare wis naethin tae mint a on page 59

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Roald Dahl Reekin Rhymes, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785301834) Central, weans
A muckle daud o doggie keech. on page 33

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
haverin a load o keech on page 71
haverin a load ay keech, sae ye wur on page 81

2 matches

Kirk Jn, Albert Tae Ilka Scots Makar an Scriever, (twitter.com 2022) Central, poetry
An steuchs lik a hantle o keech on yer shuin,
1 matches

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
ie putit on tae resorb wee an keech. My grannieminnie uised tae t(2020)
@alexmassie Nae keech Taggart!(2020)

@DABArbuckle tweeted
ee. Its disnae even need much keech tae dae it.(2020)
t yer richt, the Vine show is keech. Utter keech in fact.(2020)

South West (Galloway)

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
r's boss! We'll lea a wheen o keech an dross. on page 77

5 matches

McDonald, Hamish The Girnin Gates - Chapter 12, (Itchy Coo 2003) Central, prose
k fur fresh scrapes ur rabbit keech. Thur wis plenty, an efter ab
1 matches

@StuartPoet tweeted
@TotallyTabi07 Keech ??(2020)

General Ulster

@the_gellick tweeted
n o aipricocks fair redds the keech oot o ye. #UlsterScots scran (2015) twitter link
We're baith keech at the fitba: the Scotch folk (2015) twitter link
n up tae yer oxsters in coo's keech wud scunner ye! (2016) twitter link

@TheFarrierPhil tweeted
@Angelinekking Oh aye, keech is used a lot here still. Tho (2021) twitter link