A Scotticism is a phrase or word which is characteristic of dialects of Scots. Scotticisms are generally divided into two types: covert Scotticisms, which generally go unnoticed as being particularly Scottish by those using them, and overt Scotticisms, usually used for stylistic effect, with those using them aware of their Scottish nature. An arch...
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• (n.) An idiom, or mode of expression, peculiar to Scotland or Scotchmen.
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Scot'ti·cism noun An idiom, or mode of expression, peculiar to Scotland or Scotchmen. « That, in short, in which the
Scotticism of Scotsmen most intimately consists, is the habit of emphasis.»
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