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The word 'chops'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
chopsOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus5.41813
ORK - Orkney 29.8 3 2
SHD - Shetland
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen
DOR - General Northern 13.3 3 2
NEC - North East Central 45.9 1 1
SEC - (South) East Central 7.7 3 2
WCE - West Central 4.4 1 1
DUN - Dundee
EDN - Edinburgh
GLA - Glasgow 15.1 3 2
AYR - Ayrshire
LAL - General Central 2.6 2 2
SEA - South East (Borders)
SWE - South West (Galloway) 27.9 2 2
DUL - Donegal (East Donegal)
WUL - West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry)
CUL - Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim)
BUL - Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim)
SUL - South Antrim (Between Sixmilewater and Belfast)
BEL - Eastern Ulster (Belfast)
PUL - Peninsular Ulster (Ards)
EUL - East Antrim (Larne)
GUL - General Ulster
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of chops in Corpus

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Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
e vegans - forget aboot pork chops and steaks. on page 31
I bowt some pork chops and a bit o boil - the best on page 58

2 matches

@peediepuss tweeted
a dozen 'Holmy Sheep' mutton chops last week; a wether, 3-4 year (2020) twitter link

General Northern

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
na even ken pigs gave us pork chops on page 80

1 matches

@fittiecrooners tweeted
watching TV a'day. Stuffed ma chops & slept(2017)
tmen canna wait tae get there chops intae this! ?? https://t.co/Q(2019)

North East Central

Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
. "Ah've been an auld crabbit chops lately. Ye must be thinkin ah on page 21

1 matches

(South) East Central

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
rocks,' he spits right in ma chops. 'If you ever want to get the on page 1

2 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
But lamb chops fae New Zealand,
1 matches

West Central

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
sat doon tae a plate ae lamb chops wi peas an carrots an totties on page 86

1 matches

Glasgow

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
draws the boot aff Addison's chops. He's whinin n wimperin fae t on page 28

1 matches

Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
"Michty chops young sir! Michty." on page 3

2 matches

General Central

Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
ie will gie ye a thoosan pork chops! It's a beezer, ma dear lad! on page 74

1 matches

@raiphsays tweeted
in a blender an blend! Brown chops, en cuvver wae sauce an simme(2020)

South West (Galloway)

Haddow, Kris Haud the Bus - No In-gleesh, (The Wee Paper 2022) Central, prose
g as it slevers and chows its chops et me. A like dugs, and dugs
1 matches

McDonald, Hamish The Girnin Gates - Chapter 12, (Itchy Coo 2003) Central, prose
"Right then smart-chops, tell mi, whit's that white b
1 matches

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