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Tackety Boot
A heavy boot with studs.
Tadger
Penis
tae
toe; tine
tae
to
Tae
To
Taenight
Tonight
tae-sided
biased
taigle
delay; detain; harass; hinder; entangle
tairt
tart
tak
take
tak
take
tak
take
tak lowe
catch fire
Tally
Count money / Italian
Tally Van
Ice cream Van ( Tally = Italian)
Tanner
Sixpence (in old money)
tap
top
Tap
Top, Football top, t-shirt / A loan of money
tappit-hen
whisky decanter topped with a hen's comb
tapsalteerie
topsy-turvey ; chaotic
targe
a Scottish word meaning target or shield, a weapon of war. With a spike attached in the center, and a dirk in hand, the two made a double slashing combination, that could be followed by the sword in the other hand.
tartan
a woven fabric, of which kilts are made. A Tartan identifies a clan, sometimes a clan has several tartans.
Tartan
a commercial beer
Tartan Day
in the United Sates, April 6th is National Tartan Day, designated to recognize the contributions that were made by Scottish-Americans to the development of the United States.
tash
soil; fray; stain
tassie
cup; goblet
tattie
potato
tattie
potato
tattie
potato
tattie-beetil
potato masher
tawse
fibrous root; strap
Taxed
Reserved
Teetered (eg He teetered along the road)
Moved carefully
teet-meet
a low muttered conversation; a whispering together
tellt
told
Telt
Told
Ten Bob
Ten shillings in ?old? money
tent
listen to; notice; care for; attention
tentless
careless; inattentive; thoughtless
teuch
tough
Teuchter
Highlander (often pejorative)
Teuchter
Anyone outside Glasgow who does not have a Glasgow accent.
The Bairns
Falkirk Football Club; the inhabitants of Falkirk
The Blue Brazil
Cowdenbeath Football Club
The boak
Sick or feeling sick
The Buddies
St Mirren Football Club
The Bully Wee
Clyde Football Club
the day
today
The day
Today
The Dons
Aberdeen Football Club
The Fife/Fifers
East Fife Football Club
The Gable Endies
Montrose Football Club
The Gers
Rangers Football Club
The gether
Together
the lenth o
as far as
the nou
just now
The Pars
Dunfermline Football Club
The Shire
East Stirlingshire Football Club
the wale o
the pick of
The Well
Motherwell Football Club
theevil
porridge stick
Therr
There
Therr's
There is
thesaurer
treasurer
they
those (e.g. ?see they computers?)
Thir
There
thirl
bind; enslave
thirl
bind, pierce
thistle
the national flower of Scotland.
thole
endure; undergo; permit
thole
endure
thoum
thumb
thrawart
adverse; stubborn
thrawn
stubborn; surly; disobedient; adverse
thrawn
perverse
threip
assert dogmatically; complain; harp; assertion; argument
thrissle
thistle
Thruppence
A three pence piece (Old Money)
thunner
thunder
thunner-plump
sudden downpour
Thur
There /Their
Tick
Credit (usually from the local shop)
Tink
Poor person
Tinnies
Tin Cans
tint
lost
tirran
tyrant; cantankerous, awkward, or obstinate person; tearaway
tirrivee
bustle; tantrum; rage
Toaty
Very small
Toffs
Rich people
Toley
Jobby
tonag mhor
big shawl, woman's shoulder shawl, poncho.
Tool
Idiot,(you're a tool)
Toon
Town or City Center
toon green
town square
toon/toun
town
toorie
little pompom atop the Glengarry and Balmoral bonnets, often red.
toorie
woollen bonnet
torq
neckpiece, jewelry from ancient Celt times, of various metals, plain or woven, sometimes with knotwork designs and elaborate end caps
toty
tiny
toun
town; farm; hamlet