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Glasgow Patter

Glasgow patter is an urban Scots dialect. It includes words and phrases such as:

A’m gaun'ae chib ye meaning I challenge you to a joust.

gie's yer jaiket meaning give me your coat, but with the intention of taking it regardless.

botton meaning fool.

bam or bampot meaning a person with limited intelligence

There are more examples of the dialect in the article on Glasgow.

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Glasgow Dialect