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Scotticism
[ skot-uh-siz-uhm ]
noun
- a word or idiom peculiar to or characteristic of Scots.
Scotticism
/ ˈskɒtɪˌsɪzəm /
noun
- a Scottish idiom, word, etc
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Scotticism1
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Example Sentences
I am sensible I myself have since that time acquired Scotch in perfection, and many a Scotticism withal.
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The following had an indescribable piquancy, which arose from the Scotticism of the terms and the manners.
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In his own copy Bruce had written, "Starts thy curious voice to hear;" curious is a Scotticism, being equivalent to strange.
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This form for the past participle of the verb to prove is said to be a Scotticism.
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The thing they most dreaded was to be convicted of a Scotticism.
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