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Use in varieties of Scots

grumpy Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words3.6 4 1.5 19.9 0 0 4.8
Number of occurrences128 1 2 0 0 1
Number of authors10 7 1 1 1

Occurrences of grumpy in Corpus

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Central

Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
confused blur. Iona n' me ur grumpy, wir eyes shutt'n oan the bus on page 3

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
wee bit leanin taewards bein grumpy, but them that had kennt her on page 57

1 matches

Geraghty, Martin A Bad Sport, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
‘Grumpy drawers will be here in a few
1 matches

Bratchpiece, Neil The Wee Man Ft. Leo - Parliamo Glasgow, (YouTube 2014) Central - Glasgow, poetry
You're a grumpy numpty, heavy riddy face
1 matches

@jax6754 tweeted
8hrs o nae zzz's yae just get grumpy fae ma experiences o insomnia(2014) search twitter

@changed_days tweeted
valid as fuck, but don't get grumpy cos av out pointed ye ?? (2021) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
t awol - al mind n get him a grumpy auld sprout jersey - there d (2020) twitter link
hy am on twitter - sum richt grumpy sprouts on fb - nudge nudge (2020) twitter link

Doric

Hutchison, Pat The Seven Coins o Kineddart, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
wn, girl!” This was fae the grumpy looking cook. “What did you
1 matches

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
wal' inches high, wi an aafal grumpy face. on page 35
me refrain - "Cheust gie the grumpy bugger a pair o socks again." on page 81

2 matches

Ulster

McCahon, Aileen Yarns 3 - Rid Button, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2024) Ulster - Ulster, poetry
That made me grumpy
1 matches

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