n. In pl.: a contemptuous name for sweets, cakes, pastries, or other dainties, trashy food (Ayr.

What is the Scottish word for beautiful?

Bonnie. Female | A quintessential Scottish name that will never go out of fashion, Bonnie is the Scots word for beautiful, pretty, stunning and attractive. Bonnies tend to have an inimitable personality.

What does the Scottish word gallus mean?

It is a colloquial term most often used in the west of Scotland, and Glasgow especially, to describe an act of boldness or daring (eg. “The way she spoke to Mrs Waters was gallus”).