I was born and raised in Scotland. While Scotland's first language is English, there are words and phrases exclusive to Scots. Many of these words mean completely different things to the rest of the ...

Researchers compiling a new thesaurus of Scottish words say they have found over 400 synonyms for snow. The words will be included in the new Historical Thesaurus of Scots which, when complete, will ...

A total beamer - a football fan deals with Scotland's elimination from a tournament The Oxford English Dictionary is hoaching with new Scottish words - with beamer, bummer and tattie scone among 13 ...

The revival of the Scots language is continuing to gather apace with some much-loved Glasgow words and phrases now being recognised in the Oxford English Dictionary (OED). This year, no less than 13 ...