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The word 'punch'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
punchOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus15.45035
ORK - Orkney 19.9 2 2
SHD - Shetland 5.8 1 1
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness) 35.2 1 1
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A 9.8 3 2
MNB - Mid Northern B 131 1 1
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen 21.9 2 2
DOR - General Northern 4.4 1 1
NEC - North East Central 46.4 1 1
SEC - (South) East Central 17.7 7 4
WCE - West Central 18.4 4 1
DUN - Dundee 10.6 1 1
EDN - Edinburgh 18.8 3 2
GLA - Glasgow 31.9 7 4
AYR - Ayrshire 13.1 1 1
LAL - General Central 13.3 10 8
SEA - South East (Borders) 12.5 1 1
SWE - South West (Galloway) 41.7 3 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) 32.8 1 1
GUL - General Ulster
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of punch in Corpus

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Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
Punch Fur he'd aalways fancied join on page 57

1 matches

Butler, Vera Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
And pulled a punch or two on page 132

1 matches

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
tatties. Shü wis as prood as punch whin shü fan a peerie paeg a on page 8

1 matches

North Northern B (Caithness)

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
n wance she minded tryan till punch her oun loogs for hevan cheat on page 14

1 matches

Mid Northern A

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
Bit watch oot ma lad, for the punch on the jaw on page 15

1 matches

@FaeFoggie tweeted
RRYVORE Aye. Calm doon Mannie Punch(2019)
a cauld noo. Michty. At wis a punch.(2019)

Mid Northern B

Ritchie, John Fishin in the Findhorn, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
I wis as prood as punch! I couldna wait tae see ma mi
1 matches

Aberdeen

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 83 - The Puppet Mannie, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, poetry
Or gaed gyte ower Mister Punch’s ilky ploy.
1 matches

The Flying Pigs Multiple choice voting leaves city cooncil facing, (Press and Journal 2022) Doric, newspaper
ead voter fraud and nae angry punch-ups at the results. Though, i
1 matches

General Northern

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
Makin punch on Seterdays fir drunken pert on page 194

1 matches

North East Central

Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
ther side o the warld. Wi wan punch, he knocked King Geryon up in on page 44

1 matches

(South) East Central

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
"Aw, did yae hear aboot the punch up doon at The Carousel oan S on page 32
boays front teeth oot wae yin punch." on page 33
ds tae be. Then like a sucker punch tae the gut he hits me wae it on page 117

3 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
A solar-plexus punch, believe us -
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 177, (self-published 2008) Central, newspaper
is in a minority, they still punch weel abuin thair wecht wi the
1 matches

Forrest, Liam Hittin the Toon, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Dunfermline, prose
ty guards, he goes to throw a punch at them but afore he hus a ch
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
If ah widnae punch him in the puss fur it. Ah hi
1 matches

West Central

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
ry, ah thought he wis gaunnae punch the guy's lights oot. on page 12
fur sayin that; ah wantet tae punch Laura McNish's fat face jn an on page 153
thirsels. Ah seriously wantet punch aw thir faces in. on page 169

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2020) Central, prose
ry, ah thought he wis gaunnae punch the guys lights oot.
1 matches

Dundee

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
orse in the High Street wi ae punch, but naebody wis keen tae tak on page 100

1 matches

Edinburgh

grandeicedcoffees Do You Wanna Touch, (archiveofourown.org 2021) Central, prose
h across the couch and aim ay punch at ‘is bicep. —Is no the
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 2, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
ed fur its badness by takin a punch in the puss. Ah somehow manag
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 4, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
uss up in anticipation ae the punch and ah roar in his face ’Wh
1 matches

Glasgow

McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
sses me in. 'Fuckin hell,' ah punch her airm. 'Cheers fur makin m on page 18

1 matches

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
roon laughin tae git a swift punch in the mooth aff Si O'Connor' on page 20
fects ae the firework, n each punch, kick and flyin bottle. The a on page 22
egardless, she would Probably punch yir cuntin... if yi wur lucky on page 23
town wae McVeigh. We're goin punch-furpunch n he kin fight. A ki on page 46

4 matches

Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
rewin, we giggle 'ae wirsels, punch each other's erms, dae impres on page 3

1 matches

Bennett, Peter Park trife, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
ngs a hauf arsed attempt at a punch an the smackheid ducks an wri
1 matches

Ayrshire

Meikle, William Overheard in a Cemetery, (ABCTales.com 2004) Central - Ayrshire, prose
remember? Ah wis as prood as punch that day. Ah ken ah wis a wee
1 matches

General Central

Pennie, Len Poyums, (Canongate Books 2024 ISBN: 978-1805301387) Central - Aberdeen, poetry
Like punch ye till ye cannae move, or ch on page 34

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Docherty, John F. Lallans 82 - Lang Summer Days Pairt 2, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
ide tae im. Here Kevin took a punch at me an hit me in the side a on page 45

1 matches

Robertson, James The Deil, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
uld wumman like the deil in a Punch and Judy show.
1 matches

Heron, Caitlin Groonded, (Scots Hoose 2017) Central, weans
Wanna punch the waw
1 matches

Scots Language Center Crackin aboot politics, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
Punch on Scots
h Rights, the Lunnon magazine Punch set furth a pawkie satire, go
2 matches

Facebook link ( 2016) Central
In fact they seemed prood as punch tae be pairt o the commemorat

@Chazzbat tweeted
h widnae last 5 meenits. Ah'd punch the fuckers oot! ??(2020)
at Corey is vile! Ah want tae punch his smug face intae nixt week(2020)

@changed_days tweeted
gold yin, a picked up 2 fruit punch instead. Hoping that's a gid (2021) twitter link

South East (Borders)

@cammyrudkin tweeted
t!!! Aye am gan ti the boxin #punch(2012)

South West (Galloway)

Niven, Liz Stravaigin, (Luath 2001 ISBN: 978-1905222704) Central, poetry
five-fit lassie wid wallop a punch Wi her young bosom buddie she on page 42

1 matches

@StuartPoet tweeted
n. An here's a 1913 oreeginal Punch ad Ah hae framed an oan wir w(2020)
@JoanMcAlpine Prood as punch o ye in aa ye dae Joan, nivve(2020)

East Antrim (Larne)

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
Maisie stared at the Punch an Judy cheeks. on page 1

1 matches

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