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The word 'slack'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
slackOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus8.72917
ORK - Orkney 19.9 2 2
SHD - Shetland
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A 22.9 7 4
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen 10.5 1 1
DOR - General Northern
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 2.4 1 1
WCE - West Central 13.3 3 2
DUN - Dundee 10.6 1 1
EDN - Edinburgh 12.4 2 1
GLA - Glasgow 10.2 2 1
AYR - Ayrshire
LAL - General Central 5.3 4 4
SEA - South East (Borders) 37.4 3 1
SWE - South West (Galloway) 41.8 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)
GUL - General Ulster
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of slack in Corpus

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Orkney

Baikie, R. M. Mair Fairming Tales, (Baikie 2000 ISBN: 978-0953156412) Orkney - Hackland, prose
ed her ahied tae taak aap the slack. Slowly as he teuk the strain on page 16

1 matches

@peediepuss tweeted
@snettsbirder Nice and slack the morn. Hardly a breath so (2020) twitter link

Mid Northern A

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
Tho the pace wis gey slack - tae Rothiemay an back Char on page 15

1 matches

Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
sail tae get oot air fur thi slack water. Eit wis lait mornen fi on page 19
n ower thi waive's er wis nay slack, "Boy's eis weis serious," co on page 49
o, a qweer theing happint eit slack water, eis yoosual thi feish on page 56

4 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
nae comfy; an er teeth, ower slack fir er withered moo, ir clack on page 45

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
day's wirk wi the futterat, a slack time at the fairm an a guid c
1 matches

Aberdeen

Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 63 - Shelts, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Doric, prose
crunched sidewyes makkin the slack skin at his throat wummle, Da
1 matches

(South) East Central

Calder, Bob Lallans 70 - Hame-combin, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
burglar when security's gane slack,
1 matches

West Central

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
d a spluish and the rope gaed slack. She poued it up again and th on page 181

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
His grup grew slack, the jag taen its effect on page 39

2 matches

Dundee

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
'An we maun gae an no be slack on page 113

1 matches

Edinburgh

McPartlin, John Lallans 68 - Black Staff , (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, poetry
his jaw slack an deaved frae tavern clash. on page 112

1 matches

McPartlin, John Lallans 67 - Efter the Bonspiel, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
floo'ers o'eedjit Spring were slack-jawed. on page 63

1 matches

Glasgow

Bennett, Peter The Party ay the Year (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
nged, curled locks. Ah staun, slack-jawed an silent fur a couple
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Rude Awakenings (Part one of two), (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
t time is it?’ he sais, the slack jawed cunt.
1 matches

General Central

Donati, Colin The Student and the Pawnwife , (Itchy Coo 2003 ISBN: 978-1902927817) Central, prose
n haill days an nichts in the slack o despond thinkin 0... the go on page 134

1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 58 - The Dumb Jyner, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
"Twa hunnerwecht o nutty slack an fower dizzen coal briquett on page 65

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
the Pit when his ain tred wis slack, speirin o the gaffer: Is tha on page 134

1 matches

Calder, Bob Lallans 56 - Greenfield the Name O The Pit, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, poetry
up, faa back slack til muckle stanes again; on page 107

1 matches

South East (Borders)

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
whilk ligs oot o sicht, in ae slack i the hills, naur haund tae t
’ amang the bent, in ae sma slack i
this wolf wis lurkin in o ae slack, oot on the hill, an
3 matches

South West (Galloway)

Neill, Josie Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009) Central - Galloway, poetry
gurled on an never seemt tae slack.
Dumfounert they watch’t, slack-gabbed
2 matches

McDonald, Hamish The Girnin Gates - Chapter 12, (Itchy Coo 2003) Central, prose
d hud jurked an the line went slack.
1 matches

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