What does belter mean in Glasgow?

Belter - What it usually means: A loud, forceful singer. Meaning in Glasgow: Amazing.
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What does belter mean in slang?

belter (plural belters) (Britain, informal) Anything that is particularly good of its class. quotations ▼ (Britain, informal) A very good-looking person.
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What does belter mean UK?

belter in British English

(ˈbɛltə ) noun informal. 1. an event, person, quality, etc, that is admirable, outstanding, or thrilling. a real belter of a match.
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What does belter mean in Edinburgh?

'Belter(s)' (Bel-ter) – Can mean great, amazing, brilliant or disgusting, smelly, horrible.
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What is the slang name for Glasgow?

Weegie is a slang term referring to people from Glasgow in Scotland, which is used as a noun or adjective. It is a contraction of the word Glaswegian, referring to people from Glasgow.
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How do you say no in Glasgow?

no = Cha chuir.
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How do you say hello in Glasgow?

  1. Blether – To talk. ...
  2. Greet – To cry or weep, not to say hello. ...
  3. Eejit – An idiot, simpleton or one not possessed of all their mental faculties. ...
  4. Swatch - Meaning to have a quick look at something. ...
  5. 9. Aye right - A phrase used when you don't believe something that you are told.
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What does a belter mean in Scottish?

Belter - What it usually means: A loud, forceful singer. Meaning in Glasgow: Amazing.
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How do you say crazy in Scottish?

Rocket (Rocket) Scottish slang for crazy.
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What do Scottish people call toilet paper?

Bog roll. Taken from the 16th-century Scottish/Irish word meaning 'soft and moist,' bog means restroom or lavatory. Bog roll, naturally, is an idiom for toilet paper. This will come in especially handy if you find yourself in a dire situation in the loo.
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What does belter mean in Ireland?

A belter, in the context of traditional Irish music, is a tune that is the musical equivalent of Chuck Norris.
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What is the belter accent?

Belter is composed mainly of Chinese, Japanese, Slavic, Germanic, and romance languages because Earth's most common tongues would be the ones to survive to form the new brogue of the cosmos. And every choice Farmer makes about new inclusions affects the world-building of the show.
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How do you use a belter?

conclusively I depict it, the encore was a belter.
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1An exceptional or outstanding example of something.
  1. 'Owen made the goal with a belter of a pass'
  2. 'They have notched three since the turn of the year - all of them belters. ...
  3. 'Service spokesman Nigel Metcalfe said: 'This is an absolute belter.
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What is a Scottish kiss?

Glasgow kiss (plural Glasgow kisses) (Britain, euphemistic, humorous) A sharp, sudden headbutt to the nose, usually resulting in a broken nose.
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What is a canter Scottish slang?

“Canter just means easy. It's the Glaswegian definition of an equestrian term.
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How do you use belter in a sentence?

Examples of 'belter' in a sentence belter
  1. This is an absolute belter of a game. ...
  2. The fifth is an absolute belter! ...
  3. That should be a belter too. ...
  4. This one has been a belter. ...
  5. That looks a belter of a game. ...
  6. It has been an absolute belter. ...
  7. But if all eight runners turn up it's an absolute belter.
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How do you say shut up in Scottish?

Haud yer wheesht

Used to tell someone to be quiet or shut up.
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How do you say my love in Scottish?

Scottish Gaelic terms of endearment
  1. mo ghràdh - my love.
  2. mo chridhe - my heart.
  3. mo leannan - my lover, my sweetheart.
  4. m'eudail - my darling, my dear.
  5. a thasgaidh - my darling, my dear.
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How do you curse in Scotland?

We take a look at some very Scottish insults, let us know if we've missed any off the list:
  1. Awa' n bile yer heid - Get lost.
  2. Bampot - Idiot.
  3. Boggin - foul-smelling.
  4. Bowfin - unpleasant.
  5. Clipe “Don't be a wee clipe” - tattle-tale, snitch.
  6. Doaty - Stupid, simple.
  7. Dobber - Idiot, jerk.
  8. Doolally - Not the full shilling.
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Is a belter a compliment?

Def a compliment here. I've never heard it as an insult. 'She's a right belter' - she's stunning. 'That was a belter o a hit!
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What does wee Besom mean?

Besom can also be applied as a rather dubious term of endearment, for example in the phrase 'wee besom', which might be used of a mischievous young girl.
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What does a beast mean in Scotland?

Beast. A horse. By way of eminence, a horse is, in Teviotdale, denominated the beast; no other animal receiving this designation. A man is said to have both a cow and a beast when he possesses a cow and a horse.
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What's the most Scottish thing to say?

Perhaps the most famous Scottish sayings of all time is “Auld Lang Syne”.
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