Scottish dads and stepdads – stern, hilarious and all the time there while you want a wee hand.
Doubling up because the position of banker, private driver and dispensers of wit, knowledge and the occasional telling-off, they all the time loomed massive in our lives.
Enforcers of the regulation (which was usually laid down by your mum), they all the time assume their tacky jokes are the funniest round, they usually had been usually the largest youngsters within the household.
From scathing rebukes that will minimize you all the way down to measurement, to entire paragraphs of recommendation expertly summed up in only a sentence or two, listed here are simply among the phrases you will keep in mind in case you grew up with a Scottish dad or stepdad.
Flip the massive gentle off it is like Blackpool Illuminations in right here – Is referring to the principle gentle in the lounge 'the massive gentle' a purely Scottish phenomenon? We aren't certain, however spend any time within the dwelling of any Scottish dad and you may positively hear it.
Have been you born in a park? – That is their refined approach of telling you to shut the door behind and do not go away it open.
Yer bum’s oot the windae/Yer arse is parsley – You might be stuffed with it, normally stated in response to an excuse for being out late or doing one thing you should not.
Do you actually assume I am made of cash? – Everytime you wanted to borrow something from as little as a quid to £50, this was the usual response.
You're a wee chancer! – Do not push your luck.
You are on a shoogly peg/dicing wae dying/cruising for a bruising – You are pushing it too far.
Away an gie's peace – "I've had sufficient of you beat it."
Have you ever requested the Excessive Heid Yin? – Whenever you ask him for permission and he refers you again to no matter your mom's reply was.
Yer a lang time deid – Life is brief so attempt to get pleasure from it.
Is the budgie deid? – Normally means your trousers are too quick to your legs - as in at half-mast.
Your face is tripping you – You seem like you might be in a nasty temper, loosen up.
I am off to see a person a couple of dug – This interprets as "I am going out and it is none of what you are promoting the place I am going".
Do not discuss mince – Do not discuss garbage
I have been scooting aboot like a burst pipe aw day – A usually vibrant expression that means they've had a busy day.
Ma heid's up ma arse - "I've no clue what I am doing at this level to be sincere."
Hawl! Would you steal my grave as fast? – Normally stated when he discovered you in his favorite seat.
Whit a stramash – Normally stated when greeting any catastrophe from a little bit of a multitude by to bits of the home falling down.
He couldnae hit a coo's erse wi' a barn door – Anytime your dad occurred to be watching any sport.
See you! You are an absolute bloody nae person – Should you ever did something improper, that is what you would be hit with.
Doric spikkin dads:
Match a loon/quine! - "You might be some boy/lady", normally stated genuinely, with exasperation or largely dripping with sarcasm.
I’m honest trauchled - "I’m exhausted".
Dinna you fash yersel – "Do not hassle your self", Should you weren't transferring fast sufficient to assist him, you'd normally hear this.
Far hiv ye bin? – “The place have you ever been?”, normally stated when he is been ready up so that you can get dwelling after a late one.
Yi nickum loon/quine! - An expression you'd usually hear in case you had been being a pest.
Am Black Affrontit – Everytime you do one thing they dub embarrassing.
Watter made waur – That is what they'd name weak tea everytime you did not make it sturdy sufficient for them.
Michty Me! – You will have heard this recurrently anytime one thing aggravated your dad.
The tatties ower the dyke – At any time when one thing went a bit pear formed.
Ah've seen A'athing noo – Everytime you did one thing new to get into hassle, he'd say this.
Match a stooshie aboot naething – If somebody was making a mountain out of a molehill, your dad can be readily available to chop them down.
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