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Scotticism

[ skot-uh-siz-uhm ]

noun

  1. a word or idiom peculiar to or characteristic of Scots.


Scotticism

/ ˈskɒtɪˌsɪzəm /

noun

  1. a Scottish idiom, word, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Scotticism1

1710–20; < Medieval Latin scottic ( us ), variant of scōticus Scottish ( Scōt ( us ) Scot + -icus -ic ) + -ism
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Example Sentences

I am sensible I myself have since that time acquired Scotch in perfection, and many a Scotticism withal.

The following had an indescribable piquancy, which arose from the Scotticism of the terms and the manners.

In his own copy Bruce had written, "Starts thy curious voice to hear;" curious is a Scotticism, being equivalent to strange.

This form for the past participle of the verb to prove is said to be a Scotticism.

The thing they most dreaded was to be convicted of a Scotticism.

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