Reverse Dictionary: SCOTLAND

ADJECTIVES
► ABERDONIAN pert. to Aberdeen → 19C
► CALEDONIAN of ancient Caledonia; of Scotland → 1656
► DUNDONIAN relating to Dundee → 1867
► GALLOVIDIAN belonging to Galloway → 1824 Sc.
► GALLOWEGIAN belonging to Galloway → a1872 Sc. 
► GALWEGIAN belonging to Galloway → 1870
► LALLAN belonging to the Lowlands of Scotland → 1706 Sc.
► MCTAVISH Scottish → 1967 Amer. dial.
► ORCADIAN pert. to Orkney → 1821
► SCOTTO Scottish → 2000 UK sl.
► SCOTTY 1. Scottish, bred in Scotland → 1751 Sc. obs.
2. markedly or forthrightly Scottish in outlook or manner → 1892 Sc.

​ NOUNS
► AULD REEKY ► AULD REIKIE ► OLD REEKIE the old town and subsequently the whole town of Edinburgh; a name given to Edinburgh because of the cloud of smoke that overhang the old town → 1721 Sc.
► BACK-SHORE the west coast of Scotland on the North Channel → 1905 Sc.
► BAWBEE a Scotch coin of base silver equivalent originally to three, and afterwards to six, pennies of Scotch money, about a halfpenny of English coin; hence, later, a halfpenny, a ‘copper’ → 1542 Sc.
► BON-ACCORD the city of Aberdeen; that city’s motto → Bk1911 Sc.
► CALEDONIA the Roman name for Scotland
► CREENIE a name for a race of short, dark people living in the Rhinns of Galloway; used with an implication of contempt → 1877 Sc. obs.
► EDDINGSBURG Edinburgh → 1916 Amer. dial. (Bk.)
► FAIR CITY, THE Perth, Scotland → 1827 Sc.
► GAELICALLY UTTER a Scottish accent, esp. when modified to move in snobbish English circles → L19 UK society sl.
► HAGGISLAND Scotland → L19 sl.
► ILL YEARS, THE a series of years of scarcity and hardship at the end of the 17th century → 1699 Sc. obs.
► ITCHLAND Scotland → Bk1896 sl.
► LALLAN the Lowland Scotch dialect → 1785 Sc.
► LALLANS the Lowlands of Scotland → 1830 Sc.
► LAND OF CAKES Scotland, or the Scottish Lowlands, arising from the fact that oatcakes were an important item in the fare of the rural population → 1669
► LAND OF KAIL Scotland, where broth is a national dish → 1826 Sc.
► LAND OF THE THISTLE Scotland → Bk1942 Amer. sl.
► LOUSE-LAND Scotland → 1699 sl.
► MAIDEN TOWN Edinburgh → E18 sl.
► MARMALADE COUNTRY Scotland → L19 sl., orig. music hall usage
► NORTH BRITAIN Scotland → 1707 US 
► OLD DIRTY a nickname for the town of Greenock → 1889 Sc. 
► REEKY a name given to Edinburgh because of the cloud of smoke that overhang the old town → 1721 Sc.
► SCOTOPHOBIA an intense aversion or hostility towards Scotland, its people, or its culture → 1828
► SCOTS the Scotch language → 1790 Sc. obs.
► SCRATCHLAND Scotland → Bk1896 sl.
► SHELLS, THE the Glasgow lunatic asylum → 1856 Sc. sl.
► TARTAN the Scottish Lowland or Highland dialect; Highland manners or customs → 1827 Sc.

​NOUNS – PERSON
► ABERDONIAN a native or inhabitant of Aberdeen → c1650
► ABTHANE in Scottish hist: a senior thane (a person holding lands of the king; the chief of a clan, who became one of the king’s barons) → a1525
► BACCALAUREAT at Glasgow University: a student in his third year → 1927 Sc.
► BAIJAN ► BAIJEN ► BAJAN ► BEJAN a freshman at the Scotch universities, where the term was adopted from the University of Paris → 1642
► BEDELLUS a college janitor in St. Andrews and Glasgow → 1927 Sc. 
► BEJANELLA a first-year lady student at Aberdeen University → 1894 Sc.
► BEJANTINA a first-year woman student in Arts at St. Andrews University → 1912 Sc.
► BEJANTINE a first-year woman student in Arts at St. Andrews University → 1934 Sc.
► BEJAUNE a first-year student at a Scottish university; no only used in Aberdeen and St. Andrews → 1708 Sc.
► BEJAUNT a first-year student at a Scottish university; no only used in Aberdeen and St. Andrews → 1708 Sc.
► BEJEANT a freshman at the Scotch universities, where the term was adopted from the University of Paris → 1642
► BERE-BAG a native or inhabitant of Scotland → 1352 obs.
► BIDELLUS a college janitor in St. Andrews and Glasgow → 1927 Sc. 
► BIGENT a first-year student at a Scottish university; now only used in Aberdeen and St. Andrews → 1708 Sc. 
► BLEEDY PUDDIN ► BLOODY PUDDIN a nickname for an inhabitant of Stromness in Orkney → 1903 Sc.
► BLUE MOGGANER a jocular term for a native of Peterhead, from the wearing of coarse blue stockings over boots → Bk1911 Sc.
► BLUE-BONNET a Scotsman → 1911 Sc. (Bk.)
► BRAE-LAIRD a landowner on the southern slope of the Grampians → Bk1911 Sc.
► BRAE-MAN a dweller on the southern slope of the Grampians → Bk1911 Sc.
► BUTTERY BENJIE a first-year student at some Scottish universities → 1854 Sc. sl. obs.
► CAILLEACH an old Highland woman; a crone → E19 Sc.
► CALEDONIAN a native or inhabitant of Scotland → 1768 now jocular or literary
► CANNYGOSHAN one who dwells in the Canongate, Edinburgh → 1866 Sc. obs.
► DUINEWASSEL ► DUNIWASSEL in the Scottish Highlands: a clansman of high rank, typically through having a familial connection to the chief; generally, a man of some status; a gentleman → c1600
► DUNDONIAN a native or inhabitant of Dundee → 1861
► ELEMENTARIAN in Aberdeen Grammar School: a pupil in the beginners’ class → 1710 Sc. obs.
► GABLE-ENDIE a local nickname for an inhabitant of Montrose → 1889 Sc.
► GAEL a member of the Gaelic-speaking peoples inhabiting Scotland, and the Isle of Man; later also, a person of such heritage or descent → 1684
► GALLOGLACH a personal attendant of a Highland chief, the armour-bearer → 1703 Sc. obs.
► GALLOVIDIAN a native of Galloway → 1824 Sc. 
► GALWEGIAN an inhabitant or native of Galloway → 1774
► GEORDIE a native of Scotland; a Scot → 1867 Aust. & NZ colloq.
► GET a first-year or junior boy at the Edinburgh Royal High School or Edinburgh Academy; now also applied to junior members of various boys’ organizations in Edinburgh → 1824 Sc.
► GHILLIE ► GILLIE 1. an attendant on a Highland chief; also, a Highlander → 1705 Sc. hist.
2. a person who attends someone on a fishing or hunting expedition, esp. in the Scottish Highlands → 1832 Sc.
► GILLIE-CASFLUE a servant responsible for carrying a Highland chief across a ford, stream, etc. → 1754 hist. rare
► GILLIE-CASFLUICH a servant responsible for carrying a Highland chief across a ford, stream, etc. → 1754 hist. rare
► GILLIE-COIS a henchman, a chief’s attendant → 1896 Sc. obs.
► GILLIE-COMSTRIAN an attendant to leads the chief’s horse in difficult places → Bk1900 Sc.
► GILLIE-MORE the servant who carried the Chief’s armour → 1832 Sc. obs.
► GILLIE-WET-FOOT 1. a term of contempt used by Lowlanders for a follower of a Highland chief, esp. a servant who carries the chief across a ford, stream, etc.; also, a worthless, contemptuous person → 1681 Sc. obs.
2. a bare-footed Highland lad → Bk1900 Sc.
► GILLIE-WHITE-FOOT a term of contempt used by Lowlanders for a follower of Highland chief, esp. a servant who carries the chief across a ford, stream, etc.; also, a worthless, contemptuous person → 1681 Sc. obs.
► GILLON-A-NAILLIE literally, “the lads with the kilt”; Highlanders → 1825 Sc.
► GILL-PIES tight girls, looking out for husbands → Bk1876 Sc.
► GILLY a male servant, esp. an attendant on a Highland chief; a Highlander → 1705 Sc. obs.
► GLASGOWEGIAN an inhabitant or native of Glasgow → 1833
► GLASWEGIAN a native or inhabitant of Glasgow → 1817
► GLESCA KEELIE a term, generally contemptuous, applied to a male Glaswegian of the rougher sort → 1933 Sc.
► GLUNE-AMIE ► GLUNIMIE a Lowland name for a Highlander → 1737 Sc. obs.
► GLUNYIEMAN a Lowland name for a Highlander → 1737 Sc. obs.
► GYTE a contemptuous term for a child; a brat; a first-year pupil in the Edinburgh High School → 1825 Sc.
► HADDIE a nickname for an Aberdonian → 1920 Sc.
► HAGGIS a Scottish person → Bk2004 Brit. sl.
► HAIRY a young woman living in the slums of Glasgow who habitually goes about without a hat → 1935 Sc. obs.
► ITCHLANDER a Scot → 1785 sl.
► JOCK a Scotsman → 1788 sl.
► KAIL-SIPPER ► KAIL-SUPPER ► KALE-SUPPER one who is fond of broth; a nickname given to the people of Fife noted for their love of broth → 1765 Sc.
► KILLIN-KITE a nickname for an inhabitant of Colvend in Kirkcudbrightshire → 1905 Sc.
► LIBERTINE in King’s College, Aberdeen: a student who had no bursary or scholarship → 1757 Sc. obs. 
► LOWLANDER a native or inhabitant of the Lowlands of Scotland → 1621
► MAC ► MACK an Irishman or Scotsman → 1617 sl.
► MCTAVISH a person of Scottish background → 1967 Amer. dial.
► MERRY DANCERS a nickname for the inhabitants of Stenness in Orkney → 1931 Sc.
► MORAVE a native or inhabitant of Moray, in Scotland → a1600 Sc. obs. rare
► MORAVIAN a native or inhabitant of Moray, in Scotland → 1577 rare
► MORMAOR in ancient Scotland: a high steward of a province → 1807 Sc. hist.
► MOSSER a moss-trooper; a member of any of the marauding gangs which, in the mid 17th century, carried out raids across the ‘mosses’ of the Scottish Border; a Border pillager or freebooter → 1651 Sc. rare
► MOSS-TROOPER a member of any of the marauding gangs which, in the mid 17th century, carried out raids across the ‘mosses’ of the Scottish Border; a Border pillager or freebooter → 1645 orig. Sc.
► OATMEAL PARTY Scotsmen → L19 Royal Navy colloq.
► OATMEAL SAVAGE a Scotsman → 1954 Can. sl.
► ORCADIAN a native or inhabitant of Orkney → 1661
► PALANTINE ► PALATINE a jocular term applied, after their return to Scotland, to the young men or boys kidnapped in the early 19th century, and shipped to America as slaves → 1838 Sc. obs.
► PRIMAR 1. the principal of a Scottish university or university college → 1620 Sc.
2. a student of the highest rank at the University of St. Andrews or the University of Glasgow → 1642 Sc.
► RED-SHANK a term of contempt for a Highlander; a bare-legged person → 1817 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► SAND-CLEEK a nickname for an Aberdonian → 1950 Sc.
► SANDIE ► SANDY a nickname for a Scotchman → 1473
► SAWNEY a derisive name for a Scotchman → a1704 colloq.
► SCARF a nickname for an inhabitant of Eday in Orkney → 1883 Sc.
► SCHEMIE a person who lives on a Scottish ‘scheme’ or council estate → 20C sl.
► SCOT a Scotchman as distinguished from a Shetlander → 1900 Sc.
► SCOTCHMAN a Scotsman → 1998 UK sl.
► SCOTLING a young Scot, a Scottish child → 1787 Sc.
► SHEEP-SHAGGER a Scot → 1979 Irish sl., derogatory
► SHELTIE a person who is a native or inhabitant of the Shetland Islands → 1888
► TAMMIE-FUD a nickname for a native of Freswick → 1972 Sc.
► TARTAN a Highlander, one who wears tartan → 1817
► TAY WATER WILLIE an inhabitant of Dundee → 1927 Sc. 
► TERI a native of Hawick, Scotland → 1892 Sc.
► TERTIAN at a Scottish university: a student of the third session → Bk1905 Sc.
► TORN-HATTIE a native of Brechin in Angus; generally used derisively by the people of the neighbouring town of Montrose → 1931 Sc. 
► YACHIE a Highlander → 1859 Sc.
► YANTER a local name given to a person living in Nether Buckie, on the west side of the Buckie Burn in Banffshire → 1887 Sc.
► YELLOW-BEAK at some Scottish universities: a first-year student → 1865 Sc. obs.
► YELLOW-NEB at some Scottish universities: a first-year student → 1879 Sc. obs.
► YIRN a nickname for a native of Orphir parish in Orkney → 1908 Sc.
► YOLTY a nickname for a first-year student at Aberdeen University → 1833 Sc.
► YOULLIE a nickname for a native of Aukengill in Caithness → 1972 Sc.
► YOUNG LAIRD the eldest son or heir of a ‘laird’ → 1899 Sc.
► ZETLANDER a native or inhabitant of the Shetland Islands → 1614

​ VERBS
► SCOTIFY to translate into Scotch → 1787 Sc. obs.