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1. www.dsl.ac.uk › entry › sndDictionaries of the Scots Language:: SND :: flitting

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   3. Combs.: (1) flittin bird, a mysterious sound in a house said to presage a flitting (Ork. 5 1952). Cf. (4) and Flitterchack: (2) flitting crop, the crop sown by a tenant of a farm, in the spring of the year of his removal. See Waygoing; (3) flittin day, the day on which removals take place. Gen.Sc.

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   flittin What does flittin‎ mean? flittin (Scots) Noun flittin (pl. flittins) The act of moving house. The things moved when moving house. Derived words & phrases. munelicht flittin Related words & phrases. flit

3. www.scotslanguage.com › articles › viewFlit - Scots Language

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   Jun 22, 2015 · Flit. FLIT v, n to remove, a removal. The sense of flit meaning ‘to move house’ is predominantly Scottish, as illustrated by this quotation from Lord Elchies Letters, ed. H D MacWilliam (1927): and this from Liz Lochhead’s Bagpipe Muzak (1991): – the latter an experience which is perhaps depressingly familiar. Flit appears in phrases ...

4. www.ourglasgow.co.uk › glaswegian-dictionary-termsGlaswegian Dictionary - Our Glasgow

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   Fanny-bawz: A derogatory term (similar to dobber). Fartsack: Bed: Fiver: A five pound note: Flittin’: Moving house: Fly: Illicit: Fud: A name for female genitalia. Normally used as an insult, in which case it means the same as idiot or fanny. Fugly: Fucking ugly: Fur: For

5. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › Appendix:Glossary_ofAppendix : Glossary of Scottish slang and jargon - Wiktionary

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   Nov 2, 2024 · This is a glossary of Scots, Scots English dialect and jargon with their meanings and, where appropriate, an example of their use. It's worth noting that Scotland has 3 languages (English/Scots/ Scottish Gaelic) and a collection of different dialects. NOTE: Scots is strictly NOT a dialect, or slang, but a language in it's own right.

6. glosbe.com › sco › enflittin in English - Scots-English Dictionary | Glosbe

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   Translation of "flittin" into English . move is the translation of "flittin" into English.

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   What does the term 'Flittin' mean?

   • The term 'Flittin' is associated with a mysterious sound in a house said to presage a flitting (Ork. 5 1952). It is also related to the 'flitting crop', which is the crop sown by a tenant of a farm in the spring of the year of his removal. Additionally, 'flittin day' refers to the day on which removals take place (Gen.Sc).

   Dictionaries of the Scots Language:: SND :: flitting

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   What does flit mean?

   • In the wider sense, flit can also refer to moving or going elsewhere in general, whether involving a change of residence or not, or to moving something, as in this quotation from Spalding’s Memorialls of the Trubles in Scotland and in England, 1624–1645 (c1650): and this from the Edinburgh Dean of Guild court revenue accounts (1595):

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   What is a flit boat?

   • A flit-boat can be either a small barge for moving barrels of cured herrings from the curing stations to the cargo vessels, or a boat used for conveying passengers and goods between steamer and shore, as in: from the New Shetlander (1952). Death itself is the final flitting, as in: from Edinburgh Testaments (1605).

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   What is Flit Friday?

   • The phrase Flit Friday referred to the next Friday to the term day of Whitsunday or Martinmas, on which farm servants traditionally changed their employment.

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   Is Saturday's Flittin a short Sittin?

   • In Scottish dialect, 'Saturday's flittin' is a short period of staying in a house'. Phr.: 'Saturday's flittin's a short sittin'. This expression is used when you move house on a Saturday (Sh. [Scotland], Caiithness, Banffshire, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Ayrshire 2000s). The term 'flitted' refers to household goods when they are being removed.

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8. www.electricscotland.com › scots › flittinFeatures - Scots Language - Flittin

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   Deed a flittin's unco tryin'. Efter a' is said an' dune; But it's waur whan ane's oot-gaein'. As the ither's comin' in. For they're sure to cast oot someway. Argie-bargie syne an' flyte. While the jostlin' an' the wanglin'. Wad near drive a body gyte. Well, I hivna flittit aften.