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Scots sayings

What’s yer fauvrit Scots saying?

Is your favourite Scots saying one you've kent since you were a bairn, or one you've just discovered and love? Whatever is the case, the Scots Sayings collection has plenty to choose from.

The Scots Leid

The Scots language, or ‘leid’ in Scots, has a long and colourful history that stretches back well over a thousand years. Part of its colour isn't just the glorious words, but the vivid sayings that bring it to life.

Lang may yer lum reek – roof – card - Indy Prints by Stewart Bremner

Lang may yer lum reek – roof – card
Gaun yersel – card - Indy Prints by Stewart Bremner

Gaun yersel – card
Gie it laldy – card - Indy Prints by Stewart Bremner

Gie it laldy – card
It's a braw bricht moonlicht nicht the nicht – card

It's a braw bricht moonlicht nicht the nicht – card
Lang may yer lum reek – card - Indy Prints by Stewart Bremner

Lang may yer lum reek – card
Yer bum's oot the windae – card

Yer bum's oot the windae – card
Haud yer wheesht – card - Indy Prints by Stewart Bremner

Haud yer wheesht – card
Mibbes aye, mibbes naw – card - Indy Prints by Stewart Bremner

Mibbes aye, mibbes naw – card
The nights are fair drawin in – card

The nights are fair drawin in – card
Wha's like us? Gey few an they're a deid! – card

Wha's like us? Gey few an they're a deid! – card
Keep the heid – card - Indy Prints by Stewart Bremner

Keep the heid – card
Awa an bile yer heid – card - Indy Prints by Stewart Bremner

Awa an bile yer heid – card
Dinna fash yersel – card - Indy Prints by Stewart Bremner

Dinna fash yersel – card
D’ye think ma heid buttons up the back? – card - Indy Prints by Stewart Bremner

D’ye think ma heid buttons up the back? – card
Twa pehs an an ingin ane in aw – card

Twa pehs an an ingin ane in aw – card
Foos yer doos – card - Indy Prints by Stewart Bremner

Foos yer doos – card
We're a Jock Tamson's bairns – card

We're a Jock Tamson's bairns – card
Ye cannae shove yer granny aff a bus – card

Ye cannae shove yer granny aff a bus – card
Ally bally bee – card - Indy Prints by Stewart Bremner

Ally bally bee – card
Taps aff – card

Taps aff – card
Get it right up ye – card - Indy Prints by Stewart Bremner

Get it right up ye – card
Whit's fur ye'll no go by ye – card

Whit's fur ye'll no go by ye – card
The jeely piece – card

The jeely piece – card
Yer jaiket's oan a shoogly peg – card

Yer jaiket's oan a shoogly peg – card
Fit like? – card - Indy Prints by Stewart Bremner

Fit like? – card
Yer maw – card

Yer maw – card
Ah dinnae ken – card - Indy Prints by Stewart Bremner

Ah dinnae ken – card
It's like snaw aff a dyke – card - Indy Prints by Stewart Bremner

It's like snaw aff a dyke – card
Bolt ya rocket – card - Indy Prints by Stewart Bremner

Bolt ya rocket – card
Ye mak a better door than a windae – card

Ye mak a better door than a windae – card
Help ma boab – card - Indy Prints by Stewart Bremner

Help ma boab – card
Gie it laldy – runner – card - Indy Prints by Stewart Bremner

Gie it laldy – runner – card
Skinny malinky long legs, big bananae feet – card - Indy Prints by Stewart Bremner

Skinny malinky long legs, big bananae feet – card
Tak tent o sma things – card

Tak tent o sma things – card
Gie it laldy – card - Indy Prints by Stewart Bremner

Gie it laldy – football – card
Lang may yer lum reek (on tartan) – card – Indy Prints by Stewart Bremner

Lang may yer lum reek (on tartan) – card
Be thee weel or be thou wae – card - Indy Prints by Stewart Bremner

Be thee weel or be thou wae – card
We're a Jock Tamson's bairns – card

We're a Jock Tamson's bairns – card
Skinny malinky long legs, umbrella feet – card - Indy Prints by Stewart Bremner

Skinny malinky long legs, umbrella feet – card
Ca' canny – card - Indy Prints by Stewart Bremner

Ca' canny – card