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Alexander Smail Tourism Writer & Jacob Farr

Top 20 quirky Scottish words with no direct English translation

Us Scots are well known for our language that is both deep and colourful with our phrases and sayings often perplexing visitors.

What is so unique about our Scots language is that there are some words that do not have an exact translation to English which really should mean that more people outside of the country should pick up our quirky ways of describing things.

Whether it's that panicked feeling you get when seeing somebody whose name you have forgot, or that one-of-a-kind fog that rolls in from the sea, we really do have a word for everything, the Daily Record reports.

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