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The word 'nippin'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
nippinOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus10.43423
ORK - Orkney
SHD - Shetland
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A 6.5 2 1
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen
DOR - General Northern 17.7 4 3
NEC - North East Central 46.4 1 1
SEC - (South) East Central 15.2 6 6
WCE - West Central 27.6 6 2
DUN - Dundee 10.6 1 1
EDN - Edinburgh 6.3 1 1
GLA - Glasgow 18.2 4 3
AYR - Ayrshire
LAL - General Central 10.6 8 6
SEA - South East (Borders) 12.5 1 1
SWE - South West (Galloway)
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 nippin in Corpus

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Mid Northern A

@FaeFoggie tweeted
at wye. Mine gaan visitin and nippin doon ti yon harbour wi ma bla(2020)
If I'm nippin roond till I shoppie. Is it o(2021)

General Northern

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
ve poun note an, Muggie Spend nippin it oot o his fingers, it wid
1 matches

@Franwella tweeted
oot or even oot oot......jist nippin oot. Oo if I bring the kids i(2011)

@Manuforti1968 tweeted
Innes0 @DeesideDon Well worth nippin in by Sheridan's e butcher.(2020)

North East Central

Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
air. "That Hercules is really nippin ma biscuits. Ah'm gonnae pit on page 3

1 matches

(South) East Central

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
speak. Under the pretence ae nippin oot fur a quick smoke ah make on page 181

1 matches

Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
a wee steps my ankles started nippin. So there I wis, kickin ower on page 20

1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - The Glesgy Screwdriver, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, prose
"OK, I'm nippin doun for a pee. Get ma spoudj on page 96

1 matches

McAlpine, Joan Meeting of the Parliament, (The Scottish Parliament 2019) Central, government
is cal and frosty ootside and nippin ye. Her new book “Nip Nebs
1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
nippin thaim i the brawns fell sair.
1 matches

Hershaw, William The Retour O The Grey Airmy, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Fife, blog
s. The wolves are aye thrang, nippin at their cooties and moving t
1 matches

West Central

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
twa lugs, wan in each haund, nippin them atween forefinger and th on page 146

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
ur adults: turnin up drunk an nippin each other in corners ae the on page 38
wis say tae me, Ah heard yir nippin wee Chrissie is it true? on page 113
Lauren Hill, an she kept pure nippin ma nut askin me whit wis happ on page 169

5 matches

Dundee

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
n his pals took the chance of nippin aff the flair for a wee smoke on page 49

1 matches

Edinburgh

Purdie, David C. Lallans 59 - Terry Fae Brooklyn, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - Aryshire, prose
n get a skinfae, wi nae Effie nippin ma heid." on page 136

1 matches

Glasgow

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
tics. A turn roon tae see him nippin her, two ae them. standin und on page 27
hur heed the right way. We're nippin like fuck in the back seat n on page 40

2 matches

Donovan, Anne Not Scotland, (Edinburgh International Book Festival 2010) Central - Glasgow, prose
ng lunch breaks, siesta time, nippin in and ooty
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Graftin, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
walked wae me tae the school, nippin ma ear the full waiy aboot ho
1 matches

General Central

Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
hunkerin doun fir bield afore nippin roun intae the wund. Daft gaw on page 14

2 matches

Cohen, Susan Wee Scottish Book o' Pure Stoatin' Joy, (The Wee Book Company 2019 ISBN: 978-1916491588) Central, prose
uggled an' yer napper will be nippin' if ye knock aboot wi' thae p on page

2 matches

Steele, Gregor Dinnae Mak Me Laugh, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
It's nippin at yir heid. on page 16

1 matches

McDermid, Val The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - The Gowd Breeks, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
e whiddert. His heid wis fair nippin wi the kerfuffle o it. on page 62

1 matches

Robertson, James Melt (Yin), (Kettillonia 2001) Central, poetry
Vexed, puir sowl, wi the nippin cauld ootside.
1 matches

@g_hibby tweeted
Just nippin' oan tae say good morning tae (2023) twitter link

South East (Borders)

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
ne th next witness. Ma heid's nippin!" on page 114

1 matches

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