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Scots
Etymology
Uncertain. Compare Scottish Gaelic nouns naming types of people, such as saighdear (“soldier”) or crèadhadair (“potter”); perhaps also Scottish Gaelic tuath (“country people”). Some commentators compare regional English or Scots teuch (“tough”).
Pronunciation
Noun
teuchter (plural teuchters)
- (derogatory) a Highlander, especially if Gaelic-speaking; a rural Scot in general
1970, George MacDonald Fraser, The General Danced at Dawn, page 70:Ye’ve had it, ye big Heilan’ stirk! Ye neep! Ye teuchter, ye!- You've had it, you big Highlander bullock! You turnip! You teuchter, you!
- (derogatory, Glasgow) a Scot with a thick accent from outside west-central Scotland
- (derogatory, Aberdeen) a Scot from Aberdeenshire, i.e. not Aberdeen
Usage notes
Term widely used by those in Central Scotland.
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