Exclamations
Exclamations
I am compiling a list of exclamations and swear words. Both are an essential part in speech and common life.
Usually we do not care about bad language in dictionaries and pretend it doesn't exist. I am not an advocate for using them - especially not to insult people - but I don't want them forgotten either. If you feel uncomfortable posting because it's really bad, I'd appreciate a pm and I will not divulge who disclosed them, and I will not post them either.
Mo chreach - oh dear!
A mheaban - brat!
A Thighearna - Lord!
meaban crosta - terrible brat!
òinseach - stupid fool (female)
amadan - stupid fool (male)
bùrach - mess, muck
Please add to the list, the good and the not-so-bad.
Usually we do not care about bad language in dictionaries and pretend it doesn't exist. I am not an advocate for using them - especially not to insult people - but I don't want them forgotten either. If you feel uncomfortable posting because it's really bad, I'd appreciate a pm and I will not divulge who disclosed them, and I will not post them either.
Mo chreach - oh dear!
A mheaban - brat!
A Thighearna - Lord!
meaban crosta - terrible brat!
òinseach - stupid fool (female)
amadan - stupid fool (male)
bùrach - mess, muck
Please add to the list, the good and the not-so-bad.
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Seo tuilleadh agad:
<a href="http://www.smo.uhi.ac.uk/gaidhlig/facla ... us_saor=on" target="_blank">SBG exclamation search</a>
<a href="http://www.smo.uhi.ac.uk/gaidhlig/facla ... us_saor=on" target="_blank">SBG exclamation search</a>
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You can find some insults here-
Colin & Cumberland (insults)
Is toil leam an tè seo- "Thalla 's tarraing!" - Go and Pull!
Colin & Cumberland (insults)
Is toil leam an tè seo- "Thalla 's tarraing!" - Go and Pull!
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Thalla gu taigh na galla! (Have I got my article/genitive right?)
Literally: Go to the bitch's house.
Roughly equivalent to "get lost!"/"get tae f***!"
[corrected -- móran taing!]
Literally: Go to the bitch's house.
Roughly equivalent to "get lost!"/"get tae f***!"
[corrected -- móran taing!]
Last edited by Níall Beag on Wed Oct 10, 2007 9:58 am, edited 1 time in total.
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