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The word 'smirked'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
smirkedOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus4.8169
ORK - Orkney 19.9 2 1
SHD - Shetland
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen 10.5 1 1
DOR - General Northern
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 9.8 4 4
WCE - West Central 31.1 7 1
DUN - Dundee
EDN - Edinburgh 6.2 1 1
GLA - Glasgow
AYR - Ayrshire
LAL - General Central 1.3 1 1
SEA - South East (Borders)
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 smirked in Corpus

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Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
I smirked and read the floo'ry verse th on page 9
He smirked and raised wan eyebroo. "Are on page 62

2 matches

Aberdeen

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 85 - The Clash o the Titans, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
'That Ah did,' smirked Sandy. on page 59

1 matches

(South) East Central

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
od oor Marks fittin boady and smirked. "Is this that boay yae wur t on page 200

1 matches

Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
The polisman smirked. "Weel then, I think ye'd bet on page 27

1 matches

Morton, Elaine Lallans 71 - The Concreit Bouer, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
pudendum an mammae pentit in, smirked throu imperfeck clensing, asi
1 matches

@DavidJWood2 tweeted
he pointed tae his badge and smirked. I said I saw yir badge, but (2020)

West Central

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
cigar, said Kelly Marie. She smirked at me an opent up her handbag on page 36
wantet tae. Pee-yoo-ber-tee, smirked Charlene, talkin lik she'd ma on page 94
go, ah said tae her. Charlene smirked. Eh, ah said, Where wid he go on page 132
did ye manage that. Charlene smirked, Sa pure belter innit. on page 154
trout. Gran ya dark horse yi, smirked Karen. What happened, ah said on page 169

7 matches

Edinburgh

McPartlin, John Lallans 68 - Black Staff , (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, poetry
as's sister snickered. Thomas smirked. on page 112

1 matches

General Central

Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
a scunnersome smirk. When he smirked ye saw his scarlet gooms. Ye on page 30

1 matches

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