Scotticism
/ˈskɒtɪsɪz(ə)m
/(also Scoticism)
noun
A characteristically Scottish phrase, word, or idiom.It is much more disappointing to see a Scot willingly ditching it, almost in the manner of those who, post-1707, were desperate to rid their speech of Scotticisms....
- A London agent told her years ago that, if she dropped the parochial Morningside background and the pan-loaf Scotticisms, her sales would double.
- A new mug on her desk at the Smithsonian is part of a range now on sale in Scotland featuring Scotticisms such as ‘scunner’.
Origin
Early 18th century: from late Latin Scot(t)icus + -ism.
- free-for-all
- free-form
- free-free
- Free French
- freegan
- free gift
- free-going
- free gold
- free good
- free grace
- free grant
- free grass
- free, gratis, and for nothing
- free-grown
- freehand
- free-handed
- free-handedly
- free-handedness
- free handout
- free-hearted
- free hit
- not to speak of
- Nottoway
- not to worry
- not trust someone as far as one can throw them