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The word 'pints'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
pintsOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus23.57840
ORK - Orkney
SHD - Shetland
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness) 70.3 2 1
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A 22.9 7 5
MNB - Mid Northern B 111.9 1 1
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen 31.5 3 2
DOR - General Northern 57.6 13 8
NEC - North East Central 45.9 1 1
SEC - (South) East Central 56.7 22 6
WCE - West Central 8.9 2 1
DUN - Dundee 63.7 6 1
EDN - Edinburgh 6.2 1 1
GLA - Glasgow 35.2 7 5
AYR - Ayrshire
LAL - General Central 7.9 6 3
SEA - South East (Borders) 60.6 5 3
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 pints 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.

North Northern B (Caithness)

Manson, John Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Doric - Dumfries, poetry
Pints o hems on page 119

2 matches

Mid Northern A

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
There he sups up the pints an chats up the dames He's a on page 15

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
Twa pints o liquid courage fae the bar, on page 41

1 matches

Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
A'm nae wirthy tae lowse his pints. He' ll baptise ye wi e Haily on page 84

1 matches

@DoricPhrases tweeted
hink it is fae fin the ends o pints were kent as points. https://(2020)

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
Word o the month: Pints. Laces. In the Pipe Band it w (2020) twitter link
ethers “I’ll easy lowse yer pints!” (2020) twitter link

Mid Northern B

Bowie, Tyler Stookie, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
it on ma beets and tied up ma pints.
1 matches

Aberdeen

Strachan, Shane DWAMS, (Tapsalteerie 2024 ISBN: 978-1916214880) Doric, poetry
k, ten years on, we had a few pints and ended up in a fight.." Ye on page 37

1 matches

Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
crayons an pints, on page 30
transportin her easel an pints in an auld pram. on page 32

2 matches

General Northern

Robertson, George C. Lallans 87 - Bluid An Banter, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Doric, script
Ye'll be hopin tae puhl a few pints, the nicht. on page 40

1 matches

Storrie Lewis, Jean Lallans 58 - The Bothy Loon, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
, saut for my brose and three pints o milk a day. I wis tae bide on page 124

1 matches

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
Of aa i' pints an i' nippies 'at I've sunk on page 90

1 matches

Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
ted oot een or twa interestin pints aboot
1 matches

@Doric_Bananaman tweeted
el tae hae a guid blawoot, 15 pints o’ tau and some 3 month ol’(2020)

@72redz1903 tweeted
he ither hand, I’d had a few pints in Shories Portsoy… (2022) twitter link

@cligeey tweeted
ist. The, view wis pittin oot pints wee their food last wik(2020)
e he probably could a tie his pints himsel or came his heid min(2020)
uinces jimmies loons eens hid pints(2020)
is fit ye go for efter fower pints or so(2020)

@fittiecrooners tweeted
ought I'd get early couple o' pints in before I try tae roll the (2017)
hain a few quiet drams n half pints on this nicht bit yon bampot (2019)
mind twit or is that tweet! 8 pints doon the throat, few whiskeys(2019)

North East Central

Heather, Alistair Bravehert: The truth anent William Wallace (pairt 1), (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
uld weel be oor hero pauchlin pints for the lads. Beer is the sor
1 matches

(South) East Central

Purdie, David C. Lallans 61 - The Mass Jack, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central, prose
erve a medal, sae nivver mind pints, I'll get in the nips! Gin ye on page 90

1 matches

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
n oan the box, she stauns up, pints the remote at the telly an ch on page 1

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
Who, as per, wis busy pullin pints. She wis yin ae they fifty su on page 72
turns tae the table wae three pints. As he places the tray oan th on page 75
stood behind it, busy pullin pints. The baith ae thum wur chatti on page 98

3 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 175, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
cause the walin o owersettins pints up the close link atween the
1 matches

Muir, Glenn The Truth Will Out, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Linlithgow, prose
and shouted tae Harry, “Twa pints o Guinness, please Harry, hae
ural pause as we finished oor pints. The logs in the fire crackle
s mused, depositing twa fresh pints on the table.
3 matches

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
acey @ajmc1066 al wis oan the pints n molly wis oan the nips! (2021) twitter link
oo that flushin ma system wae pints oh lager helps - burp burp l (2021) twitter link
usselburghAth enuff fir a few pints wid dae m8 lol al huv tae go (2020) twitter link
cameronbrown_28 o ya bewty - pints n fitbaw m8 - ffs here we go (2020) twitter link
yFact @stevemur24 no efter 10 pints tho - nudge nudge wink wink (2020) twitter link
and 7 other occurrences.

West Central

Philips, Cally Jings, crivens, help ma Boab, it’s independence!, (McStorytellers.com 2013) Central - Turriff, prose
Andy cam’ back wi’ the pints, complainin’ as usual aboot
tempt. An’ efter a guid few pints, it gits me wunnerin’ whit
2 matches

Dundee

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
r tea forbye - besides a few pints o heavy beer - jist tae keep on page 56
n whit wi Nan's cookin, a few pints an drams o a lunchtime an meb on page 60
unnerstaun that the couple o pints led tae ane or twa mair, an t on page 64
e ahent the bar. 'Gie's three pints o yon bitter stuff an three d on page 76
. He wis drinkin nips an hauf pints an by the wey he was staunin on page 101

6 matches

Edinburgh

Higgs, Jo The tale of how Evan Evans scrapped wi Evan Nichols, (berfrois 2022) Central - Edinburgh, prose
said, ah do just miss tanning pints in this booth wi the two of t
1 matches

Glasgow

McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
the boays start flingin their pints aboot. on page 26

1 matches

Sayers, Ross Daisy on the Outer Line, (Gob Stopper (Cranachan) 2020 ISBN: 978-1911279778) Central - Glasgow, prose
ther somedy's died or no, the pints urr a-flowin. on page 21

1 matches

Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
lity tae socialize wi'oot six pints. Ye made yirsel Iii... took o on page 3

1 matches

Durie, Nick Votin Seestems, (peffers50.freeserve 2003) Central - Glasgow, prose
said tae hae a pukklie o guid pints the heid ane bein that it beg
ane haes its ain guid and bad pints bot aa neirby guarrantee pair
2 matches

Bennett, Peter Liberties (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
he Gallowgate fur consolatory pints an say cheers tae Stenzo an h
1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Party ay the Year (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
‘Another four pints ay lager, an four sambucas pl
1 matches

General Central

Travers, Martin A Nappie Lassie Blethers tae a Fritter, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, script
ill trinnles ower. Plants twa pints ae lager doun on the table. on page 2

1 matches

Macafee, Caroline Lallans 57 - Lea the leid alane, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
t dialecks, as Corbett (2000) pints oot. on page 56

4 matches

Smith, George Electrical Love, (Thi-Wurd 2013) Central, prose
t tumblers. Bar man says four pints ae these, room’s goin linde
1 matches

South East (Borders)

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
e Hawick, hei likit his wheen pints o beer. Hei
1 matches

@cammyrudkin tweeted
@StuMcCulloch e miss mi stew #pints(2012)
a couple what time ees gan? #pints(2012)

@jamie_ginger tweeted
he night bob cat millionare? #pints #pooter(2012)
Pints un crail on a sunday efternin(2012)

South West (Galloway)

Haddow, Kris nobody remembers the birdman - The Incomer, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, prose
roon the wa', feet shuffling, pints clutched tae their chests. Th on page 76

1 matches

Bryden, Hugh Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
no the pints on page 94

1 matches

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