A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Concordance

The word 'youse'

Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of youse in Corpus

Orkney

Mid Northern A

Aberdeen

The Flying Pigs The ‘Naked Cleaners’ idea is appalling. It’s sexist, demeaning, and at £80 an hour, steep, (Press and Journal 2018) Doric, newspaper
I da ken aboot youse, but I ayewiz find masel runn
1 matches

General Northern

(South) East Central

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
job. Nae booze, nae blaw. See youse aw right. Be there fur the we on page 1

2 matches

Montador, Eileen Shriek of the Maws, (Goblinshead 2003 ISBN: 978-1899874439) Central - Fife, prose
th he, in his pan-loaf vice. 'Youse men shud be bleck affronted, on page 17

2 matches

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
'Och, bugger youse,' then cries oor tink, 'Swall on page 15

1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
telt him, “at’s mair nor youse
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 174, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
nal cry o 'Oyez, oyez' tae 'O youse, O youse'.
, O youse'.
2 matches

Crawford, Ross Awa in a Dwam, (Medium 2021) Central - Stirling, prose
e alright. Sorry fur botherin youse, ah… ah dinnae ken why this
1 matches

West Central

Glasgow

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
Haud ma jaiket youse yins or I'll no stop. on page 40
"Kin I see youse hame efter doon by? on page 43

2 matches

Ayrshire

Lehane, Matt Cubismo Part II, (bandcamp 2006) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
are youse tellin us
1 matches

Lehane, Matt Gif I was, (bandcamp 2006) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
it wi ‘we ken somehing that youse divnae’ I’d mak conceit a
1 matches

Lehane, Matt Red an Black, (bandcamp 2006) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
thon's anarcho cynicism fir youse
1 matches

General Central

McGregor, Iain Lallans 87 - The Neep Lantern, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Central, prose
'A gin run fester is ony o youse lassies!' on page 22

3 matches

Clark, Thomas Animal Fairm, (Luath 2023 ISBN: 978-1804250396) Central, prose
ill-kyndit knife in the end. Youse youthfu grumphies that are hu on page 6

1 matches

Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
icht grip oan his thraipple. "Youse yins aa gaed alang wi it.' on page 14

1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
Youse/yous an yeeze is used an-aw f on page 29

1 matches

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
left ye, and wirkin oot whaur youse bairns are gonnae bide. Wance on page 9
no wantin tae hurry yese, but youse bairns will need tae pack yer on page 16
audelaires," he said. "That's youse awa tae Coont Olaf's, noo." on page 17
hullo there!" she cried oot. "Youse must be the bairns that Coont on page 19
oorwey. "I wantit tae see how youse bairns were settlin in, but I on page 35
Also on pages 36, 43, 73, 75, 76, 84, 103, 104, 108, 109, 110, 128, 135, 139, 140, 146, 147, 155, 161
27 matches

Tollick, Margaret Tapsalteerie and Ither Tales, (Windfall Books 2008 ISBN: 978-0955726422) Central, weans
Whit are youse up tae, on page 19

1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 73 - Waashin Day Weirriors, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
wives. Inimy weir cries o - "Youse yins pule mah waashin doon an on page 63

1 matches

Docherty, John F. Lallans 82 - Lang Summer Days Pairt 2, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
s the best at fightin between youse two. Thomas says, 'Michael's on page 45

2 matches

Tait, John M Lallans 62 - Expository Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
sindrie registers. “Ah seen youse oan the telly” micht be jui
1 matches

Falconer, Gavin Lallans 81 - Scots an Mid-Ulster Inglish, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
saicont-person plural pronoon youse, etc., quaistens answert wi r
1 matches

Smith, George Electrical Love, (Thi-Wurd 2013) Central, prose
ler’s a different shape tae youse?
1 matches

Douglas, Ashley Scotland’s Linguistic Landscape - Scots and Gaelic, (Translation Services 24 2022) Central, prose
d Scots you/ye (singular) and youse (plural) wi English you (sing
1 matches

@Cobradile94 tweeted
tacard1 Sorry to hear. I hope youse will be okay.(2020)
deglasgow Yeah, just followed youse. ??(2018)

@IshbelMcF tweeted
nes (!) A moved the camera so youse cuid briefly see the midden t(2020)
an some lang reid hair - aw youse pittin the bonnie in bonnie f(2020)
In case onie o youse want to hear me chat aboot th(2019)

@fairpechtoot tweeted
@For_AgNO3 Awfy pleased youse enjoyed it. Yer class made it(2017)

@LairnScots tweeted
toot @bruceleunson Ready when youse are! :-) https://t.co/34tx19R (2020) twitter link
@BarbaraNairn Youse will enjoy it aw the mair! (2019) twitter link

South West (Galloway)

Bryden, Hugh Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
there youse were, luggin canvases on page 102

1 matches

@StuartPoet tweeted
ctionars Here's a new ane fir youse. First yaised by Schir Dauvit(2020)
s o thir fir Scots owre here, youse are aheid o oor gemme, smashi(2020)
@MaxineRoseMunro Gonnae send youse a Scots Lockdown poem or two.(2020)
l. Gie him ma bests next time youse blether, tell him tae 'haud f (2020) twitter link
speirt afore but could Ah dae youse a recordin o somat? Howp yous(2020)
and 5 other occurrences.

Peninsular Ulster (Ards)

General Ulster

Synthetic (no region)