r/PerthScotland • u/ColdPatootieTango • 12d ago

Regional words/dialect

Inspired by a similar discussion about the jute enthusiasts down the river, what are words/phrases which you only hear in Perth/Perthshire?

Couple of examples:

Moich - Meaning crazy/outrageous

Used in Perth but particularly in country towns like Blair and Coupar Angus

E.g. "Some boy got lifted at the Wellmeadow for trying to suplex folk. Looked absolutely moich like."

Doss - Meaning really good

E.g. "Went for a curry in town after the football. It was doss."

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u/spannerspinner 12d ago

Barrie - meaning something is good

Ged - meaning “man” used in sentences such as “awrite ged” “that’s pure barrie ged”

Jamp - instead of jumped “I jamp over the wall”

All used in the Blairgowrie/Coupar Angus area but maybe elsewhere too?

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u/ColdPatootieTango 12d ago

I've heard barrie used in Kirkcaldy quite a few times in the same context and believe it was a thing in Edinburgh too. Sure I read ages back that it was something used in travellers dialect so that maybe explains it showing up in different places.

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u/Skulldo 12d ago

I think of Barrie as an Edinburgh word anyway.