rubber-ear n.— «It has called for the first module fee of £600 to be paid for by the taxpayer to raise morale among teaching’s minions but the Executive has rubber-eared (oops, slipped into Glasgow patois) this request. By the looks of things, I’ll...
mini-job n.— «Then there’s the prospect of a “mini-job,” also known as a one euro job. As of January 1, the long-term unemployed will begin to be offered work of up to 30 hours a week carrying out some sort of socially- responsible function aimed...
tumshie n.— «We are given a blustering blundering tumshie, jingling keys and flapping his arms against his sides like a penguin on ecstasy.» —“Eggs and the oaf” by Mary Lockhart The Herald (Glasgow, Scotland) Mar. 23, 1993. (source: Double-Tongued...
Asbo n.— «The move would give Scotland’s local authorities, who would be able to apply for Anti-Social Behaviour Orders (Asbos), greater clout in trying to deal with unruly tenants.…It would be unprecedented for the police to apply direct to the...
simnot n.— «A new acronym can be added to the lexicon of neologisms that swamps education: Simnots. These are schools in most need of transformation; or will be when the package of measures to reform the comprehensive model of education in...
lose the dressing room v.— «The biggest favourite for the tintack is Southampton boss Paul Sturrock, who in football parlance has “lost” the dressing room.» —“Scots Bosses Must Look Out For Each Other” by Stuart Cosgrove Daily Record (Glasgow...
