While some people may already struggle to understand the Scottish accent, it isn't helped by the fact some words have unique ...

Anyone who has grown up in Scotland, or even just spent some time here, will know that we have a word for just about everything. Some of these words are so unique that they don’t have a direct ...

An old medical term that refers to the pus found in the wounds of the afflicted. Thankfully it fell out of use due to its general horribleness. A Scots word for a peephole in a door, derived from ...

But it's not just in written works that Scots shine. We are also home to some of the finest spoken word artists, none more so than the legendary comedian Billy Connolly. Scots are renowned for ...

And with three native languages - English, Gaelic, and Scots - it is no wonder we have such a way with words. Many people have a favourite Scots word or phrase, and while some can be a bit crude ...