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stickin Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words33.5 34.2 47.7 0 17.4 31 13.3
Number of occurrences10968 32 0 3 3 3
Number of authors56 35 13 3 2 3

Occurrences of stickin in Corpus

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Central

Curran, Doug Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
ur stickin up lik a dug's lugs!' on page 30

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 82 - Joco Geordie, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
dae is gie me a tellin for no stickin til the principles o Scotscre on page 10

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McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
cuppin the mic wi wan hawn an stickin the other in his poakit. 'I'm on page 6
'Angela,' the bouncer says, stickin oot a hawn. on page 22

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Beekman, Tony Lallans 85 - The Belt, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
ted tae thinkin o a nummer an stickin it doon. on page 42

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 85 - D.I.Y. Doctor , (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
fower strips aff that roll o stickin plaister ower thair ... see?' on page 36

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 61 - The Mass Jack, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central, prose
hin by Cherlie's richt lug an stickin in the new bleckboard he wis on page 85

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Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
craitur, wi its airms an legs stickin oot aa-weys, '"Suist like a s on page 44

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 68 - The Fower Jyners o the Apocalypse, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
ye laddie! A thir windaes is stickin wi auld pent. Get a hemmer an on page 26

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Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
trip. Like a bracelet made ae stickin plasters aw jined thegither, on page 1

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Stevenson, Gerda Quines: Poems in tribute to women of Scotland, (Luath 2020 ISBN: 978-1913025502) Central, poetry
stickin oot like a crane doon the Cly on page 95

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Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250242) Central, prose
ary Three, who hus candy fags stickin oot his poacket. "When they s on page 7

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
nae intention, whatsoever, in stickin aroond fur the bad. on page 101

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
ement wi dauds o broken gless stickin oot aw ower, so ye cannae lea on page 98

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
this wan ginormous hair pure stickin oot the bottom ae his chin an on page 95
STICKIN TAE IT on page 135

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
in the lift? Because I liked stickin the clatty daud that I'd jist on page 38
nks and a tottie pair o airms stickin oot o the muckle roond fruit on page 112
doon and her muckle bahookie stickin up in the air like a giant mu on page 131

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Clark, Thomas Diary o a Wimpy Wean, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785302145) Central, weans
But dae I get ony thanks for stickin up for the lassies aw this ti on page 7

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Rennie, Susan Kat an Doug on Planet Perjink, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927565) Central, weans
indae an saw Doug's bahoochie stickin oot the shed door, wi his cyb on page 4

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Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
nd anither in the ceilin, and stickin up like a stob on page 47
squattered wi its fedders aw stickin richt oot fae its body. There on page 54
ked up and saw Grannie's heid stickin up through the sclates, she d on page 59
e him that the auld quine wis stickin up through the roof. It wis t on page 61
ain mither stickin up through the roof for the r on page 70

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Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
screamed. Its white hair wis stickin tae its heid in tufts, its tw on page 21
oot like that - its wee legs stickin up in the air. It looks as if on page 60
naw," said the Big Man. "He's stickin by his promis. A man o his wo on page 86

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Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
'He'll no be stickin it oot again ower soon,' on page 14

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
make any sense. She wis just stickin up fur hursel, fur us.' on page 35

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 59 - Terry Fae Brooklyn, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - Aryshire, prose
bag o kinnlin, ribs an bones stickin oot ivvery which wey. Andy an on page 136

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Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
was stickin oot o him, Jean! on page 35

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Smith, Elaine C. The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - A Totally Princessy Princess, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central - Glasgow, weans
heir tea wi their wee pinkies stickin oot. But it takes mair than d on page 8

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - The Glesgy Screwdriver, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, prose
doors an easin windaes that's stickin, juist loves haein a plane or on page 98

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Tindal, Betty Lallans 73 - The Scaffie Man’s Tale, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
he wis gie drookit, her claes stickin tae her skinny banes. No ma s on page 112

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Docherty, John F. Lallans 82 - Lang Summer Days Pairt 2, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
chael's the best.' E wis jist stickin up fur me but e wis that good on page 45

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Bolland, John A Chocolate Cowboy, (From Glasgow To Saturn 2008) Central, prose
ae keep the fuckin things fae stickin on the draw.
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Haddow, Kris Haud the Bus - Nuhin is Certain, Except, (The Wee Paper 2022) Central, prose
r the government spent £600M stickin 135 classically-styled monume
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Clark, Thomas Tae Kathleen Jamie, an ither Scots Scrievers, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central - Bellshill, blog
is whit maks the thing wirth stickin in wi, at least tae ma mind
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Smith, Jamie The dingin doun o devolution, (Mak Forrit 2020) Central - Edinburgh, blog
t example o the UK government stickin its neb intae devolved maiter
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Bennett, Peter The Sacrificial Doo, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
arn. Some cunts ur better aff stickin tae the Babysham.
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Bennett, Peter Sharks, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
ll ye if ye promise no tae go stickin yer oar in. Ah kin deal wae t
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Bennett, Peter The Guru an Zander, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
enough, an ah concede defeat, stickin it intae reverse an sheepishl
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Bennett, Peter The Bools, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
ow their life away like that, stickin that bloody muck in their bod
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Bennett, Peter Rude Awakenings (Part one of two), (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
ie him a mooth fae ay lip fur stickin his beak in, but seein as he
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Stewart, Anna An Alien Feeling, (Scots Hoose 2019) Central, prose
ight place. Then I see a paw, stickin oot fae under the mud. It’s
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Rennie, Susan The Hoose o Haivers, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927442) Central, weans
wine tae the back o the door, stickin the baw on the pynt o his dir
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Rennie, Susan Kat an Doug on Planet Fankle, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927459) Central, weans
Kat saw that her hair wis stickin oot in tousie taigles, her Ts
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Philips, Cally Wha's feart o' the library?, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Turriff, prose
hand an’ the wrinkled hing stickin oot his troosers… an ah wis
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Philips, Cally Gonnae No Dae That, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Central - Turriff, prose
’s nae aboot wealth or even stickin’ wan ower oan the English
nnae wricht in Scots wi’oot stickin’ ma tongue oot at the leid
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Bennett, Peter Coyle Loyal, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
grabs two score notes aff us, stickin a tenner tae it.
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
lly he telt her that he wasna stickin in at his studies. He cudna s
oo’s that clever?” He wis stickin his face in hers, menacin, a
eatrice for a translation. “Stickin yer fingers in yer [ancestral
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Bennett, Peter Time, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
w.’ the boay, Pearcey sais, stickin the bowl doon in front ay me
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McClurg, Fernando Votin isna Democracy. But..., (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
ratic chynge can be wrocht by stickin tae the structures an strictu
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Ewen, Allan Pairt Ane: Janus leuks back, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
The main stickin points fir her was a fear o w
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
ged fae yin ae the backrooms. Stickin his heid roond the corner. He
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@g_hibby tweeted
Short o' breaking it up, and stickin' aw' the pieces back in the b (2023) twitter link

@jax6754 tweeted
Evers Thanks fir info I'll be stickin tae ma bran flakes rhe now as(2014) search twitter

@iainnicol tweeted
Douglas4Moray Talk aboot (no) stickin up for yersel. No even an “a(2020) search twitter

@MartinBroon tweeted
cket here, any chance if yeez stickin up whit We’ve, @ClydeFC huv (2020) search twitter

@RickHJohnston tweeted
rviews wi the raucouse rabble stickin it tae the imperial masters t (2022) twitter link

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 68 - Gordon’s Gairden, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Doric, prose
te o a loon, wi a big heid an stickin oot lugs like joog hannles. A on page 35

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Gray, Kathleen Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Ootlin, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
kin. An the quines, instead o stickin up for us, jist kept quate. W on page 58

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Gilbert, Jo Tales Fae The Doric Side - The mornin o the waddin, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
ae a golf ba wae razor blades stickin oot o it lodged in ma thrappl on page 98

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
tions te the big tae that wis stickin throwe a hole in is sock. "Wi on page 38
n the wirst o the hair at wis stickin oot 0'is nose an lugs. on page 54
ned, a raa o yalla buck teeth stickin hine oot ower er boddom lip. on page 56

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
"Jesus! Ma verra draars are stickin te ma." Morrice wipit the swe on page 8
rse - stannin ere wi's belly stickin oot an his chest plaistered w on page 13
l doon the ither side - legs stickin oot in front, roarin oot 0's; on page 21
t te a wee clump o tay leaves stickin haufwyes up the cup. "Ah'm se on page 38

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Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
the juices stickin tae these precious moments, on page 44

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Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
funny, Beldie," said Dottie, stickin er nib in the air es the soun on page 25
Hoo! HOO, HOO?!" she shoutit, stickin er heid an shooders oot the w on page 26
"Suzie's nae daft," Ah said, stickin up fir ma freen. "Things jist on page 51

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 79 - The Tattiebogle, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
The airms werena stickin oot in the ordnar wey - a po on page 13

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Johnston, Mary Lallans 83 - Chief wi Een Anither, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
fin oot it's as fine-tasty as stickin yer denty tongue oot e windae on page 85

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McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
yokit tae mettin the grunn an stickin httle knaggies in here an yon on page 34

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - TROUBLE WI WITTGENSTEIN, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
loch wi here an there a tree stickin oot o't. on page 88

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 83 - Dunnottar, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
his tongue wis swalled up an stickin oot lik a purple mealie pudde
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Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
n helper hid bits o furniture stickin
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Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
cast his ile skins (they were stickin tae his
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Gray, Kath Lallans 63 - Aikey Brae Fair – 1962, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
tton wool and there’s wires stickin oot an tubes an pipes. Ye ken
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McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Wullie’s Wife: The Hoaspital Veisit, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
lang weers stickin oot it’s erse. The guid leu
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Hutchison, Pat Sanners Gow's Tales and Folklore of the Buchan - The Clootie Dummmplin!, (Ayton Publishing 2017 ISBN: 978-1910601419) Doric - Banffshire, prose
ff Ackers spotted dried shite stickin tae the tail o’t an throwe
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Hutchison, Pat Bob the Dog fae the Bog, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
terror on his face wi his een stickin oot o his heed like hundog’
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Hutchison, Pat The Tabby Sooker, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
I found forceps and scalpels stickin tae the back o my heed as I p
d in dental implants wi teeth stickin tae them. Jesus, I teen tae m
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Hutchison, Pat Angels Ten, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
m in a hospital bed wi tubes stickin oot o ma aa ower the place.
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@beast_afc tweeted
the morn. Widnae hae ony fear stickin in the loon Gallagher or the (2020) search twitter

@Franwella tweeted
@LouiseNicol1 ye stickin th kettle on?(2013) search twitter

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
fedders, da animals wi der oo stickin ta da hide, an every wan o de on page 25

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Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
in ta risk yun orange hellery stickin tae his accoutrements dey can on page 47

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Isbister, Sonny Caves aroond Shetland, (Young Shetland Writer 2010) Shetland, prose
n in Sandsound because it wis stickin right oot fae da girssy broo
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Southern

@jamie_ginger tweeted
e will get on aryt. #haldon #stickin #hevagidday(2012) search twitter
eangillan1 whey div e play?? #stickin #allthebest(2013) search twitter

@StuartPoet tweeted
nae gie em the satisfaction o stickin in yer craw. They leeve fir t (2020) twitter link

Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
here! It'll bae nae use thim stickin thir heids doon an sayin 'Com on page 20

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Dornan, Stephen The Widenin Sheuch, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Ulster, blog
doon through the generations, stickin tae the land an the folk like
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King, Angeline Untitled, (twitter 2021) Ulster - Larne, poetry
holiday next week. Ah've been stickin tae the coast since thon bad
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