This sweet treat is defined in the Dictionaries of the Scots Language (DSL) as: “A kind of toffee or candy made from brown sugar, syrup ...

KAYE: I really enjoy using the Scots language. I get a kick out of these words and sometimes dropping them into conversation, knowing that the people that I'm with won't have a clue what I'm ...

MICHELLE: My favourite Scots word is 'gallus'. Cheeky, bold, mischievous and, let's face it, more than a little bit stylish. That's me. 'Gallus'. NARRATOR: Singer and television presenter Michelle ...

This intriguing term is defined in the Dictionaries of the Scots Language as “a salt herring of fine quality, sometimes a red herring”. That ...

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 ...

Considering the summer we’ve had, it’s perhaps no surprise that this is one of Scotland’s most-used words. The Scots language - and Scottish vernacular - has a huge range of descriptive and ...