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The word 'laughs'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
laughsOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus14.54826
ORK - Orkney 19.9 2 2
SHD - Shetland
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A 3.3 1 1
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen 21 2 2
DOR - General Northern 39.9 9 4
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 12.9 5 3
WCE - West Central 8.9 2 2
DUN - Dundee 21.2 2 1
EDN - Edinburgh 12.4 2 1
GLA - Glasgow 90.4 18 7
AYR - Ayrshire
LAL - General Central 3.9 3 3
SEA - South East (Borders) 12.1 1 1
SWE - South West (Galloway) 13.9 1 1
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 laughs in Corpus

In order to avoid violating copyright law and abide by 'fair use', only up to the first five occurrences of the search term are displayed for each article.

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
Sheu laughs like a drain in a cloodburst on page 53

1 matches

@peediepuss tweeted
n91687420 Aye, I'm a bundle o laughs?? Next stop the Monastery ??(2020)

Mid Northern A

Wilson, Katie Becus a hae a sister a hae a friend, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Buckie, prose
ma best pal ana. We hiv good laughs ih gither, and I’d be so lo
1 matches

Aberdeen

Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
He laughs and then replies on page 18

1 matches

Strachan, Shane Standing Stone, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2016) Doric, prose
ivver, their voices and their laughs echoing through ma mind as cl
1 matches

General Northern

Robertson, George C. Lallans 87 - Bluid An Banter, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Doric, script
guid stake inside ye. (Bruce laughs) Get it. Stake. S-T-A-K-E, st on page 40

1 matches

Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
hid sic a braw seat as this" laughs
laughs an says. "It's aboot time we
"It wisnae me". "Oh aye" she laughs
3 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
ken een an ither". Jonsar Eck laughs an
asks." Are you sure'?" Jonsar laughs an says."
e fae the Broch. "Oh aye" she laughs. "My phone is sorted an, I
3 matches

Strachan, Shane Beyond the Sea, (Scottish Book Trust 2023) Doric, prose
ying, but it’s so cute. She laughs again. Come on! Come draw. Th
1 matches

@fittiecrooners tweeted
aturday nights are a barrel o laughs min! #afchistory #nithintaede(2017)

(South) East Central

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
He laughs. Swear tae God. Fit tae burst on page 1

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
s the joker fae Batman and he laughs oaff ma question. on page 44
s, hus went fae a few sincere laughs tae a deid soond ae nuttin. on page 56
"Invasion ae privacy?" Laughs Aldo. "You're precious Dougie on page 107

3 matches

Muir, Glenn The Bruce Triumphant, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Linlithgow, poetry
Wi monie jests an' laughs
1 matches

West Central

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
widda been made worse. Naebdy laughs at Wully though - naebdy wid on page 169

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Ah've mind o the laughs we hud, an the fun. on page 81

1 matches

Dundee

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
Ei shouts an laughs far too loud on page 7
world, full o laughs an banter on page 52

2 matches

Edinburgh

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
gglin. Dirty, painful soondin laughs, n aw. It quickly becomes cle
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 5, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
Dougie laughs and nudges Craig erratically
1 matches

Glasgow

McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
even spoke to the guy,' Dolly laughs, taking a sip ae her drink an on page 4
ot a moothfull ae Tennet's an laughs, 'Ahm no airm wrestling an au on page 11
e two, ya skinny basturt!' Mo laughs. on page 13
t a thief, surely not,' Dolly laughs. 'No, that's ridiculous. Huey on page 20
The bouncer laughs, thinkin wit Dolly's joost sa on page 22
Also on pages 23, 31, 103
8 matches

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
Everycunt laughs n they start settin up anothe on page 10
n, ~ whose face is fucked. He laughs, showin a missin tooth, n kic on page 20
ook among ourselves n McGiver laughs tae the two polis. on page 59

3 matches

Sayers, Ross Daisy on the Outer Line, (Gob Stopper (Cranachan) 2020 ISBN: 978-1911279778) Central - Glasgow, prose
He laughs and flicks the wee air condit on page 18

1 matches

Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
The crowd laughs, sings, we go and go, til som on page 3

1 matches

Kennedy, Julie Ma Mum and William Wordsworth, (Howkin Words Press 2024 ISBN: 978-1399988971) Central, prose
She laughs like ah laugh when Drew's gie on page 10

1 matches

Bennett, Peter Carpe Diem, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
McNulty laughs at me, frozen as ah am tae th
1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Guru an Zander, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
w aw aboot that ma man.’ he laughs in a reluctant acceptance an
1 matches

Geraghty, Martin A Bad Sport, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
He laughs. ‘A Paul Merton. Room 101.
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Coyle Loyal, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
him; wan ay they sycophantic laughs crawlin bastarts like tae dae
1 matches

General Central

Pennie, Len Poyums, (Canongate Books 2024 ISBN: 978-1805301387) Central - Aberdeen, poetry
ep the lichts aff tae confuse laughs wae screams - on page 7

1 matches

Donovan, Anne Gone are the Leaves, (ISIS 2014 ISBN: 978-1445099262) Central, prose
as charmed as the last lot," laughs Elinor. "Her Ladyship has mai on page 3

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
an laughs at me on page 42

1 matches

South East (Borders)

@jamie_ginger tweeted
ack o the door and stands and laughs.. ?????????? #itwillbeworsewi(2019)

South West (Galloway)

Haddow, Kris Haud the Bus - The Stert ae World War III?, (The Wee Paper 2022) Central, prose
Hey, Scotland, chill! laughs Ahmed. Let’s not start Worl
1 matches

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