Glasgow kiss n.— «Compared with its great rival, Edinburgh—the twee Scottish capital that’s only a 45-minute drive away—the city has progressed from being the spiritual home of the head butt (also known as the “Glasgow kiss”)...
rubber ear n.— «Steven came up and spoke to me before the game saying he was not feeling too well but I gave him the rubber ear and told him he was playing and to get on with it.» —“Football: Lossie Put The Shutters Up At...
rubber eared n.— «It’s helluva difficult tae try an type wi a Scottish accent, so any choobish flames wull just be rubber-eared.» —“Translators” by Ewan Benson Usenet: eunet.jokes Nov. 28, 1990. (source: Double...
rubber ear n.— «While Scots have never been backward about coming forward with complaints, they stand more chance of getting the rubber-ear treatment than anywhere else. According to the survey, 15 per cent of Scots interviewed complained...
chocolate foot n.— «I turned inside a defender, created a bit of space and hit a shot with my chocolate foot, my right, and luckily it went in.» —“Roddy gets it right with a bit of luck” Scottish Daily Record Sept...
numptorium n. the building used by the Scottish Parliament at Holyrood, or by extension, the parliament itself. Etymological Note: Scots numpty ‘a stupid person’ + Latin -orium ‘a building or place where an activity occurs or a (type of) thing is...