F -

Flech - To scratch, often vigorously.  Flech also means to feather an arrow. It is the derivative of the word fletcher, an arrow-maker.

Fouter -  To dither around.  Spoken as footer.

Foosty - Mouldy, mostly used to describe food that has gone off.

Flit - To move from one home to another home.  A moonlight flit occasionally happened in the past when families would flit during the night - usually to escape rent arrears.

G -

Gallows - An apparatus used to suspend a pot over an open fire.

Gallus - Cheeky, bold.  “She’s a gallus lass through and through.”  

Galluses - Braces used to hold up trousers. 

Geggie - Mouth.  May be used politely or rudely.  “You’re talking nonsense, so just shut your geggie.”

Glaikit - Stupid.

H -

Haddie - A haddock.  One of Scotland’s favourite meals after a night out is a “haddie supper” from the chippie (the fish and chip shop owner).

Hale jing-bang - Everything.  “I only wanted to buy some of it but I ended up with the hale jing-bang.”

Haver - To talk nonsense.  “He does an awful lot of havering."

Heid - Head.  May be lengthened and used to describe a footballer’s heading of the ball.  “He hit a great heidie and the ba’ (ball) went into the back o’ the net.”

Humph - To carry or move often heavy objects around. “Will ye come along and help me humph my furniture into the van?"

J -

Jag - An injection.  “The nurse gave me a tetanus jag at the hospital.”

K -

Kailyard - A vegetable patch.

Keeker - A black eye.  “To keek”, means to peep.  “Go and keek round the corner and see if he’s coming.”

Kent - Known.  A common expression.  “Aye, I’ve kent him all my life.”  Or “Do you no’ (not) ken (know) who I’m talking about?”

L -

Lug - Ear.  A luggie is a wooden bowl with handles on the side.

M -

Mismak - To cook food badly.

Muckle - A lot, a great number, sometimes referring to money. From the phrase, “Many a mickle makes a muckle.”  Mickle means the same as muckle.