The Scottish slang word "jag" meaning a vaccination has been added to the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
A new meaning for "jag" has been included in the dictionary to reflect it being a Scottish term for an injection.
The new entry comes after the Covid-19 vaccination programme sparked a fierce debate in Scotland about whether getting the needle injected into your arm should be called a "jag" or a "jab".
A surprising number of Scottish slang phrases have already found their way onto the pages of the Oxford English Dictionary.
Last year, Sir Alex Ferguson’s famous “squeaky bum time” phrase, used to describe the latter stages of a tight title race, was added.
Author James Kelman’s rhyming slang term “cream puff”, meaning “huff”, also made the cut in recent months and well-coined Scottish phrase ‘Bawbag’ was rightly added in 2019.
Here are a few more commonly-used words yet to grace the pages which might be contenders for future editions.
'Hingmy' - meaning thing
'Ooft' - an expression of surprise
'Ginger' - meaning fizzy drinks
'Coupon' - meaning face
'Gads' - an expression of disgust
The OED's researchers found the earliest printed mention of the word "jag" in the context of vaccination was in a 1949 newspaper article.
The dictionary said the word had also been used in the late Scottish author Angus MacVicar's 1982 book Bees In My Bonnet.
More than 800 new words, senses, and phrases have been added to the dictionary in their latest update, including "boosted", meaning to get an additional dose of a vaccine.
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