The sun is finally shining in Scotland and the tradition that accompanies the warm(ish) weather has been added to the Scots language dictionary.
Taps aff, which refers to the temperature being high enough that some brave people will strip to the waist, is one of nine new words or phrases that will appear in the Dictionaries of the Scots Language, a 4,000 page digital publication which brings together all the intricacies of the language.
It will be joined by wee shame, which is considered a topic or object of pity; tonto, which describes a wild or crazy state; and scary biscuits, an expression of mock fear. Other new words include wabsteid, the Scots form for website; clusterbourach, a reference to a disaster or
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