Think You Know Scots? – Quiz

The Chambers Dictionary in Edinburgh prides itself on its rich coverage of Scottish vocabulary. It includes words like messages and tablet, familiar words in English that have a unique meaning in Scotland, as well as words like outwith that are so familiar to Scots that often they don’t realize the words are Scottish at all. It also includes those words that are distinctively and undoubtedly Scottish, like tourie, capernoity and numpty.

But how well do you know your Scottish words? Try the quiz to find out!

1: If you are joco, what are you?
homeless
daft
cheerful

2: What is a stookie?
a sock or stocking
a collectable sticker
a plaster cast

3: If you ask for a macallum, what will you get?
an ice cream with sauce
a whisky-based liqueur
a five-pound note

4: What is a jockteleg?
a large knife
a walking stick
a foolish person

5: What does anent mean?
about
behind
curved

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