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The word 'joco'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
jocoOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus11.83919
ORK - Orkney
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 10.5 1 1
DOR - General Northern 17.7 4 2
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 36.1 14 5
WCE - West Central
DUN - Dundee
EDN - Edinburgh
GLA - Glasgow 10 2 2
AYR - Ayrshire 10.7 1 1
LAL - General Central 22.3 17 10
SEA - South East (Borders)
SWE - South West (Galloway)
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 joco in Corpus

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Aberdeen

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 63 - Three poems, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, poetry
An fit we leuch fan he becam joco.
1 matches

General Northern

Johnston, Mary Lallans 82 - Life Spang, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
t e hinnereyn cam man. He wis joco, hale an hearty an fu o smedd on page 26

2 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Loch Skeen, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
back!” sayed Uncle Tam joco-lik.
joco-lik.
2 matches

(South) East Central

Purdie, David C. Lallans 82 - Joco Geordie, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
Joco Geordie on page 10

5 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 68 - The Fower Jyners o the Apocalypse, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
shed the drums, they wis fair joco. Sinsyne they aipened the twa on page 26

1 matches

Hubbard, Tom Minoritie Status, (Tapsalteerie 2017) Central - Kirkcaldy, poetry
eg ti fill thir spleets, fair joco hou skeelie-like on page 11

1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
!” The dug waffit its tail, joco-lik. Mirren
guid fleg fur makkin ye joco at ye yit enjose yeir leibert
roun the Nor Sie wesna verra joco at the
navigatour. Aw wes in joco bon.
4 matches

Hershaw, William The Retour O The Grey Airmy, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Fife, blog
lation doun keeps the beavers joco as they maun ging aboot biggi
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 115, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
e warld o Dundee is met quite joco wi the words, "eh, eh ken".
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 86, (self-published 2001) Central, newspaper
been an she wis feelin quite joco waitin in the airport for tha
1 matches

Glasgow

Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
The hens start joco on page 52

1 matches

Durie, Nick The Best o the Baith o Thaim, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
ffae polite and wycelike, and joco and couthy tae. A uised the i
1 matches

Ayrshire

Neill, Willie Lallans 61 - Three Tales frae the Brithers Grimm, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central - Ayrshire, prose
n gowd. The keing wes fairlie joco whan he keikit in an saa een on page 42

1 matches

General Central

Matheson, Ann Lallans 84 - Attrition, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, poetry
on medals at the wapinschaws; joco whan he jeyned up, on page 8

1 matches

Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
,' seys Olaf tae Brusi, verra joco, 'the Jarls haud Orkney, an S on page 14

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
er. She wis sittin atween her joco faither and mither in the on page 29

1 matches

Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
tae let on that he wis quite joco aboot awthin he bummed tiddel on page 14
r frae it, he wis feelin fair joco this mornin; and Teeger expla on page 26
Wee Grumphie felt awfie joco aboot this, and he saw: at yi on page 105
were chappin and pouin maist joco-like at Hoolet's door. on page 124

5 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 79 - The Ratton, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
or yer baists noo!" said Trev joco. on page 79

2 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 67 - Andra’s Sang, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
The crouse aal seaman set, joco an ready. on page 50

1 matches

Hershaw, William Lallans 59 - A Mass In Scots For Saint Andrae, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
and be blythe and joco wi this sacrifeece on page 97

1 matches

Robertson, James The Deil, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
awmaist joco. Syne he gaed back oot. He co
1 matches

Robinson, Christine Lallans 74 - Burns an the Dictionar o the Scots Leid, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
Burns wad hae richt joco aboot the support that Parlia
1 matches

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 76 - The Factory, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
n by thon while an thay turnt joco,
1 matches

Robinson, Christine Lallans 70 - The Language o the Glasgow Unity Plays, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
the informants wis, the mair joco the researchers wis. There ar
1 matches

@RickHJohnston tweeted
ion! Maist kintraes are quite joco/relaxed wi thair history. We (2022) twitter link

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