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biorag
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reference to a ‘sharp’ unpopular female.
Location: Na Hearadh, Scalpaigh [Harris, Scalpay]
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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cù duine
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unpopular character.
Location: Na Hearadh, Scalpaigh [Harris, Scalpay]
Category: Coltas an Duine / Personal Appearance
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garran
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(also) unpopular character, ‘causing’ distaste in boastful attitude towards his age, as a youth declaring an overstatement. (Scalpay)
Location: Na Hearadh, Scalpaigh [Harris, Scalpay]
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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gribeanach
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unpopular youth, unliked.
Location: Na Hearadh, Scalpaigh [Harris, Scalpay]
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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gribheal
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unpopular person, grim unlikeable character.
Location: Na Hearadh, Scalpaigh [Harris, Scalpay]
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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sgraoid
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(used of a woman) e.g. seann sgraoid. Untidy older woman who takes no care of her appearance. Used also as a derogatory term describing an unpopular person, probably female.
Origin: [South Uist]
Category: Coltas an Duine / Personal Appearance
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sgèimp
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unpopular female, as a sort of a carefree scanty character. (Etym. may have the English equivalent scamp.) Nach b’e sgeimp [sic] i. (Scalpay expression)
Location: Na Hearadh, Scalpaigh [Harris, Scalpay]
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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spiorsaid
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an unpopular, authoritative female. [SLIP: An unpopular, authoritarian woman.]
Location: Na Hearadh, Scalpaigh [Harris,Scalpay]
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
