Tanks and a tip o' the tam to Adullamite for pointing me towards a basic Scotslang primer.The very first one was enough to throw ME fer a loop laddie...
I'm not sure I agree this is really slang as much as it is just a phonetic writing of the accent. Anyway...
"ABC Minors"
Give up?
I did.
Apparently there is a movie chain called ABC Cinemas in Scotland. Apparently they show movies on Saturdays where mostly children and preteens attend.
So far so, good. Same as in the States.
Anyway, let's see if we can get this interpreted. I won't be able to do it by myself, although I think I know what most of it means. Again, the question is "What is/are ABC Minors".
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Saturday mornin' movies for weans at ABC cinemas. Show consisted of a shite children's film, usually wi Haley Mills in it. some cartoons, an a crap serial like "Attack o' the unconvincing robots." Ye went tae fling sooked jooblies at the screen and generally run aboot tae see if the man wid pit ye oot. If ye goat pit oot yer pals wid let ye back in through the fire exit.
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Ok, I'm going to take an American stab at this.
Weems is 'tweens, right?
You want to fling soaked (?) JuJu Beans at the screen... to see if the usher will put you out (throw you out.) If you got put out, your pals would let you back in through the exit door (later, after the man stopped waching.)
How'd I do?
I really didn't get the "minors" part. I guess a kiddie matinee.
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Now. Here are some Scottish sayings that I found on my own. I'll just give ye a few fer right now. See if you can tell what they mean. I mean in regular English. Heh.
1. Gonnae no' dae that!
2. Pure dead brilliant!
3. Yer bum's oot the windae!
4. Am pure done in.
5. Ma heid's mince.
6. Yer oot yer face!
7. Yer aff yer heid.
(Tell what they mean, not just translate word for word.)
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Some actual words. Can you tell what these words mean?
Auld
Aye
Bahooky
Bairn
Ben
Blether
Bonnie
Bowfing
Braw
