A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Concordance

The word 'neeps'

Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of neeps in Corpus

Orkney

Shetland

De Luca, Christine Dodie's Phenomenal Pheesic, (Shetland For Wirds 2008) Shetland, weans
le o scent caa’ed FLOOERS O NEEPS. Hit stank o aald cheese. In
1 matches

Walterson, Vaila Tochts fae Tushie Truncherface: Da nicht afore da Trowie Show, (Shetland Times 2009) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
vegetables. dey hed tatties, neeps, kale, rhuburb an some ingans
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Watt, Valerie Back tae trowie schul, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
ae gadder twartree tatties an neeps fae da rigs. Da aalder bairns
1 matches

North Northern B (Caithness)

Mid Northern A

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
n bags o bruised corn; forkin neeps inte the hasher; syne rowin t on page 88

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
his faither an himsel hyowin neeps, liftin tatties an saain seed on page 92

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Goodall, Phyllis J. Cabrach Days, (timberford.demon 2000) Doric, poetry
Hyowin neeps in the simmer sun,
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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
'the neep-park cottars', fur neeps grew weel in yon neuk, better
ies an game an lift as muckle neeps as they likit, wi naebody tae
Whyles, cottars stole neeps an firwid, an her da turned a
n sliddered atween the raws o neeps, bit on she ran like a tod wi
ecause aa bairns howkit their neeps an fleggit ane anither wi tal
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Johnson, Mary Lallans 59 - Kieran an Aidan, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Doric - Aberdeenshire, prose
ot fit I bring hame? Tallies, neeps, kale. Fit thanks div I get?
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Hutchison, Pat The Seven Coins o Kineddart, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
er a fine supper o tatties an neeps Jessie wiz teen up tae her ro
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Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
“Sup up yer carrots an neeps.” quo his mither, haundin L
o fooshty kail an wirm-etten neeps, tattie parins, an
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@FaeFoggie tweeted
m still ploughin through aa i neeps left ower fae guisin. Neeps w(2019)
kick off iday? I've got some neeps to howk first(2020)

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
Wha says bairns dinna carve neeps these days? The tradition is (2020) twitter link
hrucken heids wi laist year's neeps. Hehe https://t.co/Yt83w8FYxL (2020) twitter link

Mid Northern B

General Northern

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
er Mozart, dig yer tatties an neeps! on page 74
AA YE NEED IR NEEPS on page 140

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Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
hid been made ready for saain neeps an, the grun hid been chain
lin posts, tatties the size o neeps, carrots? you
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McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Wullie’s Wife: The Hoaspital Veisit, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
taigle o ingins, cairrots an neeps. Jist afore A gied Wullie a g
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Noble, Brian , (Facebook 2022) Doric, poetry
his te be haggis ,tatties and neeps
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@Doric_Bananaman tweeted
too mony tattles, turkey n’ neeps y’isterday im harbourin’ a (2018)
in, perhaps I shid be seekin' neeps, ah hear yi'v 'em in abundanc(2015)

@AMaxwell54 tweeted
r I come fae... as in haggis, neeps an' tatties (2023) twitter link

@cligeey tweeted
Fine nicht ti shim I neeps https://t.co/xAbCSYeSnc(2020)
@aduncan59 Hashing neeps min(2020)

@Manuforti1968 tweeted
@d_anderson878 "life is neeps"(2020)

North East Central

(South) East Central

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 111, (self-published 2003) Central, newspaper
pshot. We cuid buy mair local neeps, carrots, ingans an kail inst
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Paisley, Janet Lallans 62 - The Numpty, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
te ae pie, pastry, tatties an neeps. Weel, ye’d think she wis n
1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 62 - Blue Lift Snaw, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
aun on aboot what guid bashed neeps wis, an tattie soup, tatties
1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
Wi tatties, neeps, an whisky nips -
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 115, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
Neeps and tatties fur yer tea,
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@DavidJWood2 tweeted
s very popular, so is haggis, neeps, and tatties ??.(2020)

West Central

Dundee

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
uddins an piles o tatties and neeps and carrots, an mebbe Brussel on page 56

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@d_anderson878 tweeted
Nae neeps? https://t.co/8zeBwC2AuY(2020)
Neeps! https://t.co/efqFyEGdsE(2020)
Neeps! https://t.co/K4Cc9E6O5L(2020)
Neeps! https://t.co/TvHmJT2EP4(2020)
Some gie wee neeps there, mine. Faan A wis a qui(2020)

Edinburgh

General Central

McGregor, Iain Lallans 90 - Sally, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
an riftit like a yaud fed on neeps. It gied iz a cannie glower, on page 58

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McGregor, Iain Lallans 87 - The Neep Lantern, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Central, prose
jyle gin yer catcht pauchlin neeps.' on page 22

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Clark, Thomas Animal Fairm, (Luath 2023 ISBN: 978-1804250396) Central, prose
s and hay, Clover, beans, and neeps and tatties, Shall be oors up on page 6

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Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
tle o perfume cawed FLOOERS O NEEPS. It honked o auld cheese. In on page 22
n. 'Helga's hairset Flooers o Neeps perfume. Braw. This is gonnae on page 76

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Morning, Carey Neeps and Tatties, (self-published 2020) Central, weans
when neeps and tatties on page 9
the neeps and the tatties on page 11
while neeps dae sproot on page 12
ums scaulded their bonnie wee neeps, on page 15
Tatties steyed east and neeps steyed west, on page 16
Also on pages 25, 26, 36
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McGregor, Iain Lallans 79 - The Ratton, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
auld brock tatties an foozie neeps. Naither war thay scant roond on page 80

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 82 - Nae Guid Ettle, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
aw colour. Faces like frostit neeps, he thocht. on page 16

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Robson, Frances Lallans 74 - Gentlemen of the road, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
tan – a real Teenie fae the neeps!
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White, George Uncle Wull, (Facebook 2024) Central, poetry
he tended his cabbages an neeps
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Fenton, Janet A Guid New Year tae yin and a!, (Bella Caledonia 2019) Central, blog
s fur brambles and swedes fur neeps, jist because they ken we are
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Thoumire, Elizabeth Kintrae livin, (Mak Forrit 2019) Central - Edinburgh, blog
ot, the cattleman lat me shaw neeps wi a sickle an caa the haundl
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Thoumire, Elizabeth Makkin a muckle o a mickle, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
t up, addin ingans, cairrots, neeps, cabbitch, peas (in the seaso
u o brosie tatties, ingans an neeps. She aye makkit shuir we aw g
2 matches

Rennie, Susan The Muckle Michty Neep, (self-published 2021) Central, poetry
Feasted on champit neeps an greens.
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@jack_capener tweeted
@DrMDempster Neeps when ye eat thaim, tumshies w(2020)

@mcfarlane_irene tweeted
hinmaist ward on the subjeck. Neeps = Life! @billykayscot(2018)

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
I hae heard that ye can cook neeps by prickin them an humphin th(2020)

@fairpechtoot tweeted
Neeps fir me! https://t.co/2PVyRCez(2018)

South West (Galloway)

Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim)