FITBA DICTIONAR Football Dictionary

Twa-Wey English to Scottish & Scots til Inglis

© Dr Dauvit Horsbroch & Scots Language Centre (2018)

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Action replay - n. Playback

Admission price - n. Price o ingait

Admit defeat - Spit an gie ower

Advertising – n. & v. Adverteesin

Against – prep. Agin see also Versus

Allow ball to pass by - Dummied the baw

Amateur player – n. Stikit fitbawer

Amateur side – n. Diddie Team

Angle – n. Angle

Ankle – n. Cuit or queet

Armband – n. Airmba(u)n

Assistant referee – n. Assistant or Depute referee

Association football – n. Associe fitba

Attack and jostle the defence – v. Rummle

Attacking move - Gettin tore intae

Attendance figure – n. Heid coont

Away – adj. Awa

Away goal – n. Awa-hail

Away strip – n. Veesitin braws/colours

Away supporters – n. Awacomers or Incomers

Backspin – n. Backbirl

Ball(s) – n. Baw(s)

Ball boy – n. Baw boy

Ball control - Yoke o the baw

Ball in the net, Put the - Pit it in the barra

Ban(ned) for life - Sin-die(d)

Beat – pt. Baet

Beat rivals for – Done oot o

Beaten – pp. Got baet

Beaten on Penalty – pt. Refereed oot

Beautiful Game, The – n. The Bonnie Gemm

Bell's Scottish League – n. Bell's Scots League

Bench – n. Bink

Best player – n. Daddie

Big strapping player – n. Muckle cheil

Blind side – n. Blin hauf

Block tackle – n. Heid-on sinker

Body control – n. Body skeel

Bold (cheeky) player – n. Gemm lad(die)

Bookable offence – n. Buikin offence

Boot laces – n. Pynts or Steekers

Boot ball over goal post – v. Sky the baur

Boring game – adj. Dour

Bottom of the table – At the dowp-end

Brutal centre half – n. Haimer thrawer

By line – n. Shy line

Cap – n. Kep

Capped – adj. Keppit

Caretaker manager – n. Manager atween hauns

Caution(ed) – v. Caution(ed)

Celebrations of winners in home town – n. Hamecomin

Celtic fan, derogatory name for – n. Tim

Celtic and Rangers – n. The Auld Firm

Centre circle/spot of pitch – n. Roondel

Centre forward/half – n. Forrit hauf

Championship trophy – n. The heid tassie

Chant – n. & v. Cha(u)nt

Checked – adj. Chackit

Chip shot – n. Wee sleekit

Choose team line up – v. Chaps

Club logo – n. Club shield or Target

Club merchandise – n. Troke

Club motto – n. Brag or Dictum

Club news – n. Uncos

Coach – n. Trainer

Coin toss – n. Coin thraw

Come on! – ex. Come awa!

Competition – n. Competeetion

Cone for training exercises – n. Pokie

Confused tussle – n. Stramash

Contract – n. Contract

Corner Area – n. Neuk

Corner flag – n. Flag in the neuk

Corner kick – n. Neuk-ender or Neuk kick

Cross – n. Shot ower

Crossbar – n. Crossbaur

Crowd – n. Thrang or The hedge

Crowd violence – n. Fechtin (fae the thrang)

Cry to return ball to game – ex. At baw!

Cup final – n. Hinmaist gemm

Cup tie – n. Tassie gemm

Cup winners – n. Tassie winners

Dangerous play – adj. Sair play

Dead ball – n. Deid baw

Decision – n. Deceesion

Defeat(ed) – n. & pt. Defait

Defence – n. Defence

Defend – v. (De)fend

Defender – n. Defender

Defensive wall – n. Raw; hum. Hauns at hauf mast

Deflect(ed) – v. Boo(‘d) or Deflect(it)

Deflexion – n. Boo or Deflexion

Direct free kick – n. Direct free kick

Disallow(ed) – v. Chalk(it) aff or Dicht(it)

Dislocate – v. Caw oot

Disordered/untidy play – adj. Towsie

Dressing room – n. Dressin room

Dribble the ball – v. Jink or Pirl

Dribbler, Skilful – n. Jinkie

Drive Pass, The – n. Blouter

Drop kick – n. Drap kick

Duck or dodge – v. Jouk

Dugout – n. Divet

Dundee United fan – n. Arab

End of game – n. The skailin or Lowsin Time

England Team, The – n. Ingland or The Auld Enemy

English – adj. & n. Inglis or Soothron

Equal scores – adj. Eekies or (staun) peels

Equaliser – n. Peel shot

Excellent goal – n. Bobbie dazzler

Excellent performance – n. Blinder

Expelled – Oot the windae

Extra time – n. Extrae time

Fair Play – n. Fair hornie

Fan adorned with team colours – n. Scaurfer

Fan from consistently losing side – n. Roonshouders

Fan dressed to excess in team colours – n. Yule tree

Fan's incitement – ex. Gie's a body!

Fanzine – n. Fitba mag

Feinted move – n. Jouk

Fever pitch - Giein it laldie

Fight between more than two fans – n. Ruchle

Final minutes/seconds of a match – n. Deidthraws

Final score – n. Lowsin time

Final, The – n. Hinmaist gemm

Fine/Skilful (player) – adj. Braw (player)

Fine/precise kick – n. Dink

First division – n. Heid or First diveesion

First half – n. First hauf

First Team – n. Big Team

Fixtures – n. The Trysts

Flat cap formerly worn by goalkeepers – n. Hooker doun

Floodlight – n. Floodlicht

Flooded (Pitch) – adj. Drount grund or Wattery grund

Follow-through – n. Follae-throu

Football – n. Fitba or Kickba

Football Association – n. Fitba Associe

Football boot – n. Fitba buit (or beet) or sub

Football career – n. Days in fitba

Football casual – n. Fitba casual

Football fan – n. Follaer o fitba

Football game/match – n. Bawin or gemm

Football kit – n. Fitba geir

Football pitch – n. Fitba green or park

Football-related – adj. Sib tae fitba

Football stadium – n. Fitba grund

Football tournament – n. Fitba shaw

Footballer – n. Fitbawer

Foreign (football) – adj. Fremmit (fitba)

Formed, Year – Year foondit

Foul(ed)- v. Pit the clug/sub on or Scunner(ed)

Foul language – n. & v. Effin an Ceein or sweirin

Free kick – n. Baw-gien

Friendly game – n. Freenly

Full back – n. Full back

Game plan – n. Ploy

Game without pace – adj. Ower slaw

Give up/Lose resolve – v. Craw it

Gloves – n. Gloves

Goal – n. Dale or Dool

Goal Area – n. Dale Grund

Goal behind, A - A baw ahin or baw doun

Goal celebration – n. Hail

Goal celebration piggy-back – n. Backie

Goal chance - A shout at the dale

Goal kick – n. Bye

Goal line – n. Dale line

Goal mouth – n. Dalemooth

Goal net – n. Riggin or Wabbin

Goal scored – n. Hail

Goalkeeper – n. Daleman or Keppie

Goalless draw – adj. & n. Naething aw

Graffiti – n. Mentions

Graze v. - Sclaff

Great game, Played a - Played the roaster

Great shot – n. Aesome wracker

Halfway line – n. Haufwey line

Hamstring – v. Hauch

Handball – n. Haunba

Handling – v. Haunlin

Hardline football casual – n. Heid Boy

Hat trick – n. Hat trick

Headed – pt. Heidit

Header – n.& v. Heider or Neegur

Heart of Midlothian fan – n. Jambo

Heavy defeat – n. Gubbin

Hibernian fan – n. Hibee

High ball – n. Craig-bender

High shot – n. Heich shot

Highland League – n. Heilan League

Home – adj. Hame

Home supporters – n. Hamers

Hooligan/Yob – n. Ned

Hooliganism – n. Nedism

Ignominiously beaten - Dirty baet

Illegal tackle – n. Bogey

Indirect free kick – n. Haun kick

Inept performance – n. Fitless flither

Informal match – n. Emdie’s Gemm

Injured – pt. Hurtit

Injury – n. Skaith

Injury, Forced to leave through - Oot the gemm

Injury time – n. Skaith time

Ireland – n. Irland

Irish – adj. & n. Earse or Irland

Jockeying – v. Herdin

Kick another player – Pit the clug on, Pit the sub on or Steek the buit on

Kick it in the goal - Pelt it in the poke

Kick off – n. & v. Kick aff or Tak the baw

Kick with the toe of the boot – n. Tae-ender

Kirkwall Xmas and New Year matches – n. Uppies an dounies

Keeping ball in the air – n. Keepie-up

Knee injury – n. Hurtit or Skaithed knee

Late tackle – n. Lazy breenge

Lazy player – n. Passenger

Leading goalscorer – n. Gowden goose

League champions – n. Heids o the League

League championship – n. Heidship o the League

League club – n. League club

League game – n. League gemm

League leader's defeat - Gubbin o the heid team

Leather football – n. Blether

Legal tackle – n. Fair sink

Linesman – n. Linesman

Live match report – n. Runnin Commentar

Lone run, Player making a - Gauin hissel

Low pass – n. Laich pass or Law pass

Lucky goal – n. Hoachie

Mad about football – adj. Fitba daft

Man of the match – n. Dux (o the gemm)

Manager – n. Manager

Mark another player – v. Claim

Match – n. Bawin or Gemm

Match official accused of home side bias – n. Hamer

Match postponed - Gemm pit aff

Match programme – n. Prospect

Medal – n. Medal

Midfield player – n. Haufback

Midweek – n. Midweek

Minor team – adj. Wee

Muddy pitch – adj. Dubbie grund

National side – n. National sqad

Neutral venue – n. Easy-oasy grund

Next round – n. Neist roond

Nil – n. Naething

No-score draw - Nae brains baith

Offside – adv. & adj. Affside

Offside position – n. Affside poseetion

Older fan – n. Mannie

One-all - Ane-aw

One touch – n. See-on

Opening goal – n. Openin hail

Opponent – n. Unfreen

Opportunity, Given an - A kick at the baw

Oppose – v. Conter or Verse

Opposing side's half, In the - Up the park

Out of play - Oot o play

Overhead pass – n. Owerheid pass

Own goal – n. Thrawn baw

Painful injury – n. Sair ane

Parkhead (Celtic Park) – n. Parkheid

Pass – v. See

Passed – pt. Seen ower

Passed between his legs, The ball's - The baw's clean throu him

Peaked cap – n. Skippit or Snootit kep

Penalty – n. Penalty or Skelp

Penalty area – n. Penalty area

Penalty kick – n. Penalty kick

Peterhead FC supporters – n. Blue Touners

Pitch – n. Green or park

Place kick – n. Deid kick

Play fair – Play fair hornie

Play football by oneself – Stot-baw

Played 100% - Played oot yer skin

Played very badly - Sellt the jerseys

Player – n. Player

Player doubling as goalkeeper – n. Backsie-in

Player who is small and slim – adj. Sma boukit

Player who is short in stature – adj. Cutty

Player who lacks pace – n. Cairthorse

Player who messes up a shot – n. Pudden

Playing badly - No in the Gemm

Points – n. Pynts

Police on match day duty – n. Bigwigs

Poor at tackling - Cuidna tackle/sink a fish supper

Poor wages – n. Sweeties or Wallies

Poser, Player who is a – n. Big Haddie

Possession – n. Aucht or Haud

Possession, Gain – v. Wheech

Premier Division Players – n. Big Boys

Premier or principal league – n. Foremaist League

Professional player – n. Journeyman player

Promising young player – n. Lad o pairts

Promoted – pt. Heized, Promotit or Steppit-up

Qualify – v. Qualifee

Qualifying play-off – n. Qualifeein play-aff

Qualifying without playing a game - Gien a bye

Quality player – adj. & n. Skeely fitbawer

Quarter final match – n. Quartermaist gemm

Rangers supporter – n. Bluenose

Rangers fan, derogatory name for – n. Hun

Rapid commentary – n. Crosstalk

Rebounded – pt. Skytit or Stotit

Record defeat – n. Aw-time defait

Record victory – n. Aw-time owerhaun

Red card – n. R(e)id caird

Referee – n. Referee

Regular fans – n. Seturday Sawnies or Terrace Tams

Relegate – v. Caw doun

Relegated – pt. (Got) cawed doun

Relegation, Sliding towards - Doun the chute

Replica shirt – n. Model jersey or Model sark

Reserve League – n. Young League

Reserve team – n. Wee team

Reserve, In – By the haun

Restart game by bouncing ball between two sides - Stot-up

Result – n. Affcome or Ootcome

Resume the game – Cairry on play

Retire from football - Hing up the subs

Reverse angle – n. Conter angle

Richard Donald Stand, Pittodrie – n. The Big Dick

Rough game – adj. Ropie

Round – n. Roond

Rules, Playing by the – adj. Wicelike

Ruling – n. Rulin

Save – n. & v. Save

Scarf – n. Gravat or Scaurf

Schoolboys Cup – n. Scuilboys Tassie

Score – v. Hail (the dale or dool)

Scored against – pt. Hailed agin

Scoring – v. Hailin

Scoring strike, Amazing – n. Brammer, Reeker or Stoter

Scot whose club career played in England – n. Anglo

Scot whose club career played outside Scotland – n. Scotch Professor

Scotland national team supporters – n. Tartan airmy

Scottish – adj. & n. Scots

Scottish Football Association – n. Fitba Associe o Scotland

Scottish Football League – n. Fitba League o Scotland

Season ticket (holder) – n. Season caird (hauder)

Second division – n. Second diveesion

Second half – n. Second hauf

Sectarian – adj. Bitter

Semi-final match – n. Semimaist gemm

Semi-professional – adj. Junior

Sent off for bad behaviour - Awa an early douk

Setback – n. Come doun

Several goals scored by one side – n. Barra laid

Shin Guards – n. Gairds

Shoot – v. Shoot

Shoot out – n. Shoot oot

Shorts – n. Breekums or Shorts

Sidespin – n. Sidebirl

Single goal defeat, Suffer a - Thole an aesome hail

Solo run – n. Barrie-on

Solo run, Doing a – v. Barriein on

Sound thrashing – n. Paikin

Sponsor – n. Sponsor

Sport – n. Play or Sport

Sportswear – n. Sportsweir

Squad – n. Sqad

Stand, A small spectator – n. Ducket

Stretchered off – pt. Streitchert awa

Striker – n. Straikar

Striped shirt – n. Strippit jersey or Strippit sark

Striped socks – n. Strippit stockins

Stirling Albion FC – n. The Beanos

Student Football Team – n. Accies

Stunning Goal – n. Clinker

Substitute – n. Chenge o feet

Substitution, Making a – Bringin on a chenge o feet

Supporters – n. Follaers or Supporters

Supporters, A group of – n. A paircel

Supporters club – n. Leal follaers

Suspend- v. Debaur

Suspended – pt. Bombed oot or Debaured

Suspension – n. Debaurin

Sweep legs from under a player - Caw the legs fae

Sweeper – n. Sooper

Tables – n. Tables

Tackle – v. Sink, Strive wi or Yoke on

Tackle, Very easy to - Sweeties aff a bairn or wean

Tackler – n. Yoker

Team – n. Team, hum. pleuch

Team captain - n. Captain

Team mate - n. Marra

Team medic – n. Medic or Phisie

Team photo – n. Team photie

Team strip – n. Team braws

Technique – n. Gait

Tennant's Scottish Cup – n. Tennant's Scots Tassie

Terracing – n. The Stauns

Testimonial – n. Testimonial

Through-ball – n. Throu-baw

Throw-in – n. Shy

Ticket allocation – n. Ticket haunlin

Ticket tout – n. Cadger or Caird hawker

Time-wasting - Hummin an hawin

Title contenders – n. Lads efter the teetle

Title holders – n. Teetle hauders

Top of the league - Tap o the league

Touch line – n. Touch line

Tracksuit – n. Trackies

Trainee player – n. Prentice

Training – n. Trainin

Training shoes – n. Trainies

Transfer fee – n. Sellin-on fee

Transfer list – n. Sellin-on buiks

Transferred – pt. Sellt-on see also Done the flit

Trouble between players, Outbreak of – n. Waedaein

Turnstile – n. Tirless

Twisted ankle – n. Thrawn cuit or queet

Two-one - Twa-ane

Two-nothing - Twa-naething

Two touch – n. See-efter

Under-16, 21 etc - Unner-16, 21 etc

Versus – prep. Verse see also Against

Very poor game – adj. Putrit

Victory - n. Owerhaun

Violent football fan – n. Ruchie

Visitors – n. Veesitors

Volley shot – n. Lowp shot

Wages – n. Pey

Wales – n. Wales

Wall pass – n. Waw pass

Warm-up exercises – n. Exerceeses or Tae-streitchers

Waste time - Diddie aroond

Welsh – adj. & n. Welsh

Whistle – n. Whussle

Wide of the mark - It's awa for yle

Winger – n. Winger

Women’s Football – n. Weemen’s Fitba

World cup – n. Warld tassie

Worthless match – n. Diddie gemm

Worthless player – n. Big diddie

Yarder – n. Yairder

Yellow card – n. Yella(e) caird

Youth who copies dress style of casuals – n. Trendie

Youth cup – n. Younkers' tassie

Youth League – n. Sma League

Youth team – n. Sma team

Scots til Inglis

Accies – n. Student football team

Adverteesin – n. & v. Advertising

Aesome wracker – n. Great shot

Affcome – n. Result see Ootcome forby

Affside – adv. & adj. Offside

Affside poseetion – n. Offside position

Aiberdeen – n. Aberdeen FC see The Dons forby

Agin – prep. Against or versus

Airmba(u)n – n. Armband

Ane-aw – One all

Angle – n. Angle

Anglo – n. Scot whose club career played in England

Arab – n. Dundee United fan

Assistant Referee – n. Assistant Referee see Depute forby

Associe Fitba – n. Association Football

At baw! – ex. Cry to return ball to game

Aucht – n. Possession see Haud forby

Auld Firm – n. Celtic and Rangers

Auld Enemy, The – n. The England team see Ingland forby

Aw-time defait – n. Record defeat

Aw-time owerhaun – n. Record victory

Awa – adj. Away

Awa an early douk – Sent off for bad behaviour

Awa for yle – Wide of the mark

Awacomers – n. Visiting supporters see Incomers forby

Awa-hail – n. Away goal

Backbirl – n. Backspin

Backie – n. Goal celebration piggy back

Backsie-in – n. Player also doubling as goalkeeper

Baet – pt. Beat

Baet, Got – pp. Beaten

Bankies, The – n. Name for Annbank United, White Brigade, Clydebank FC

Bairns, The – n. Falkirk FC or its fans see The Fawkirk forby

Barra, Pit it in the – Put ball in the net

Barra laid – n. Several goals scored by one side

Barrie-on – n. Solo run

Barriein on – v. Doing a solo run

Baw(s) – n. Ball(s)

Baw ahin or doun – A goal behind

Baw boy – n. Ball boy

Baw’s clean throu him – Ball has passed between his legs

Baw-gien – n. Free kick

Bawin – n. Football game or match

Beanos, The – n. Stirling Albion FC

Bell’s Scots League – n. Bell’s Scottish League

Berry Pickers, The – n. Blairgowrie Junior FC

Bhoys, The – n. Glasgow Celtic FC see Glesca Celtic & The Hoops forby

Big boys – n. Premier division players

Big Dick, The – n. Richard Donald stand at Pittodrie

Big diddie – n. Worthless player

Big haddie – n. Player who is a poser

Big team – n. First team

Bigwigs – n. Police on match day duty

Bink – n. Bench

Bitter – adj. Sectarian

Black an Whites – n. Elgin City FC

Blether – n. Leather football

Blin hauf – n. Blind side

Blinder – n. Excellent performance

Blouter – n. The Drive Pass

Blue Brazil, The – n. Cowdenbeath FC see The Couden forby

Blue Toun, The – n. Peterhead FC see Peterheid forby

Blue Touners – n. Peterhead supporters

Blues, The – n. Stranraer FC, Inverness CT FC

Bluenose – n. Rangers supporter

Bobbie dazzler – n. Excellent goal

Body skeel – n. Body control

Bogey – n. Illegal tackle

Bombed oot – pt. Suspended see Debaured forby

Bonnie Gemm, The – n. The Beautiful Game

Boo – v. Deflect see Deflect forby

Boo – n. Deflexion see Deflexion forby

Boo’d – pt. Deflected see Deflectit forby

Borderers, The – n. Berwick Rangers FC

Bot, The – n. Auchinleck Talbot FC

Brag – n. Club motto see Dictum forby

Brammer – n. Amazing scoring strike see Reeker & Stoter forby

Braw (player) – adj. Fine/skilful player

Breekums – n. Shorts see Shorts forby

Brig, The – n. Bonnybridge Junior FC

Broch, The – n. Fraserburgh FC

Brochty – n. Broughty Athletic FC see Feds forby

Buddies, The – n. St Mirren FC

Buikin offence – n. Bookable offence

Bully Wee, The – n. Clyde FC

Burgh, The – n. Edinburgh University FC, Johnstone Burgh FC, Newburgh FC

Burn, The – n. Broxburn Athletic FC

Burnie – n. Blackburn United FC, Whitburn FC

BUs, The – n. Bo’ness United FC

By the haun – In reserve

Bye – n. Goal kick

Cabar – n. Cabarfeidh FC

Cabes, The – n. Beith Juniors FC

Cadger – n. Ticket tout see caird hawker forby

Caird hawker – n. Ticket tout see cadger forby

Cairry on play –Resume the game

Cairthorse – n. Player who lacks pace

Calley – n. Inverness CT FC

Can-Cans, The – n. Forres Mechanics FC

Candy Rock, The – n. St Roch’s FC

Captain – n. Captain

Cattachs, The – n. Brora Rangers FC

Caution(ed) – v. Caution(ed)

Caw doun – v. Relegate

Cawed doun, Got – pt. Relegated

Caw oot – v. Dislocate

Caw the legs fae – Sweep legs from under a player

Chackit – adj. Checked

Chalk aff – v. disallow

Chalkit aff – pt. disallowed see Dichtit forby

Chaps – v. Choose team line up

Cha(u)nt – n. & v. Chant

Chenge o feet – n. Substitute

Chenge o feet, Bringin on a – Making a substitution

City, The – n. Brechin City FC, Edinburgh City FC

City Slickers, The – n. Elgin City FC see Michty Men forby

Clacks – n. Clackmannan FC

Claim – v. Mark another player

Clinker – n. Stunning goal

Club shield – n. Club logo see Target forby

Coasters – n. Lossiemouth FC

Coin thraw – n. Coin toss

Come awa! – ex. Come on!

Come doun – n. Setback

Competeetion – n. Competition

Conter – v. Oppose see Verse forby

Conter angle – n. Reverse angle

Contract – n. Contract

Coontie, The – n. Ross County FC see The Staggies forby

Couden, The – n. Cowdenbeath FC see The Blue Brazil forby

Craig-bender – n. High ball

Craigie – n. Craigroyston FC, East Craigie FC

Craw it – v. Give up/lose resolve

Crew, The – n. Edinburgh Athletic FC

Cross, The – n. Tollcross United FC

Crossbaur – n. Crossbar

Crosstalk – n. Rapid commentary

Cuidna tackle/sink a fish supper – Said of a poor tackler

Cuit – n. Ankle see Queet forby

Cup tie – n. Cup tie

Cutty – adj. Player who is short in stature

Daddie – n. Best player

Dale – n. Goal

Dale grund – n. Goal area

Dale line – n. Goal line

Dale, The – n. Armadale Thistle FC

Daleman – n. Goalkeeper

Dalemooth – n. Goalmouth

Daurk Blues, The – n. Dundee FC see The Dee(s) forby

Days in Fitba – n. Football career

Dean, The – n. Gala Fairydean FC

Debaur(ed) – v. Suspend(ed) see Bombed oot forby

Debaurin – n. Suspension

Deceesion – n. Decision

Dee(s), The – n. Dundee FC see The Daurk Blues forby

Defait – n. & pt. Defeat(ed)

Defence – n. Defence

(De)fend – v. Defend

Defender – n. Defender

Deflect(it) – v. Deflect(ed) see Boo(‘d) forby

Deid baw – n. Dead ball

Deid kick – n. Place kick

Deidthraws – n. Final minutes/seconds of a match

Deflexion – n. Deflexion see Boo forby

Depute referee – n. Assistant referee see Assistant forby

Diamonts, The – n. Airdrieonians FC

Dichtit – pt. Disallowed see Chalkit aff forby

Dictum – n. Club motto see Brag forby

Diddie-aroond – Waste time

Diddie gemm – n. Worthless match

Diddie Team – n. Amateur Team

Dink – n. Fine/precise kick

Direct free kick – n. Direct free kick

Dirty baet – Ignominiously beaten

Divet – n. Dugout

Done oot o – Beat rivals for

Dons, The – n. Aberdeen FC see Aiberdeen forby

Dool – n. Goal

Doun the chute – Sliding toward relegation

Dounhamers, The – n. Queen of the South FC

Dour – adj. Boring game

Dow, The – n. Irvine Meadow XI FC

Dowp-end, At the – At bottom of the table

Drap kick – n. Drop kick

Dressin room – n. Dressing room

Drount (grund) – adj. Flooded pitch see Wattery grund forby

Dubbie (grund) – adj. Muddy pitch

Ducket – n. Small spectator stand

Dummied the baw – Allowed ball to pass

Dundee Unitit – n. Dundee United FC see The Terrors forby

Dux (o the gemm) – n. Man of the match

Earse – adj. Irish see Irland forby

Easy-oasy grund – n. Neutral venue

Eekies – adj. Equal scores see Peels forby

Effin an ceein – n. Foul language

Emdie’s gemm – n. Informal match

End, The – n. Aberdeen East End FC

Exerceeses – n. Warm-up exercises see Tae-streitchers forby

Extrae time – n. Extra time

Fair hornie – n. Fair play

Fair sink – n. Legal tackle

Farfar – n. Forfar FC see The Sky Blues & The Louns forby

Fawkirk, The – n. Falkirk FC see The Bairns forby

Fechtin (fae the thrang) – n. Crowd violence

Feds – n. Broughty Athletic FC see Brochty forby

Fitba daft – adj. Mad about football

Fend – v. Defend

Fifers, The – n. East Fife FC

Fishermen, The – n. Eyemouth United FC

Fitba – n. Football see Kickba forby

Fitba Associe o Scotland – n. Scottish Football Association

Fitba buit/beet – n. Football boot

Fitba casual – n. Football casual

Fitba geir – n. Football kit

Fitba green – n. Football pitch see Fitba park forby

Fitba grund – n. Fitba stadium

Fitba League o Scotland – n. Scottish Football League

Fitba mag – n. Fanzine

Fitba park – n. Football pitch see Fitba green forby

Fitba shaw – n. Football tournament

Fitbawer – n. Footballer

Fitless flither – n. Inept performance

First diveesion – n. First division see Heid diveesion forby

First hauf – n. First half

Flag in the neuk – n. Corner flag

Flit, Done the – Transferred see Sellt-on forby

Floodlicht – n. Floodlight

Follae-throu – n. Follow-through

Follaer o fitba – n. Football fan

Follaers – n. Fans or supporters see Supporters forby

Ford – n. Hurlford United FC

Foremaist league – n. Premier or principal league

Forrit hauf – n. Centre half/forward

Fort, The – n. Fort William FC

Freenly – n. Friendly game

Fremmit (fitba) – adj. Foreign (football)

Frew, The – n. Renfrew FC

Full back – n. Full back

Gable Endies, The – n. Montrose FC

Gairds – n. Shin guards

Gait – n. Technique

Gauin hissel – Player making a lone run

Gemm – n. Game

Gemm lad(die) – n. Bold (cheeky) player

Gemm pit aff – Match postponed

Gers, The – n. Glasgow Rangers FC see Glesca Reengers & Licht Blues forby

Gettin tore intae – Attacking move

Gien a bye – Qualified without playing a game

Gie’s a body! – ex. Fan’s incitement

Giein it laldie – Fever pitch

Glens – n. Glenafton FC, Glenrothes FC, Rutherglen Glencairn FC

Glesca Celtic – n. Glasgow Celtic FC see The Bhoys & The Hoops forby

Glesca Reengers – n. Glasgow Rangers FC see The Gers & Licht Blues forby

Gloves – n. Gloves

Gow – n. Lesmahagow Juniors FC

Gowfers, The – n. Carnoustie Panmure FC

Gowden goose – n. Lead goalscorer

Gravat – n. Scarf see scaurf forby

Grund – n. Ground or stadium

Gubbin – n. Heavy defeat

Gubbin o the heid team -League leader’s defeat

Hail – n. Goal or Goal celebration

Hail (the dale or dool) – v. Score

Hailed agin – pt. Scored against

Hailin – v. Scoring

Haimer thrawer – n. Brutal centre half

Hame – adj. Home

Hamecomin – n. Celebrations of winners in home town

Hamer – n. Match official accused of home side bias

Hamers – n. Home supporters

Harry Wraggs, The – n. Partick Thistle FC see The Jags forby

Hat trick – n. Hat trick

Hauch – v. Hamstring

Haud – n. Possession see Aucht forby

Haufback – n. Midfield player

Haufwey line – n. Halfway line

Haun kick – n. Indirect free kick

Haunba – n. Handball

Haunlin – v. Handling

Hauns at hauf mast – hum. Defensive wall see Raw forby

Hedge, The – n. Crowd see The Thrang forby

Heich shot – n. High shot

Heid boy – n. Hardline football casual

Heid coont – n. Attendance figure

Heid diveesion – n. First division see First diveesion forby

Heid-on sinker – n. Block tackle

Heid tassie – n. Championship trophy

Heids o the league – n. League champions

Heidship o the league – n. League championship

Heider – n. & v. Header see Neegur forby

Heidit – pt. Headed

Heilan League – n. Highland League

Heized – pt. Promoted see Promotit forby

Herdin – v. Jockeying

Hert o Midlothian – n. Heart of Midlothian FC see Jam Tarts & Maroons forby

Hi Hi’s, The – n. Haddington Athletic FC

Hibee – n. Hibernian FC fan

Hibees, The – n. Hibernian FC

Hing up the subs – Retire from football

Hinmaist gemm – n. The (cup) final

Hoachie – n. Lucky goal

Honest Men, The – n. Ayr United FC

Hooker doun – n. Flat cap formerly worn by goalkeepers

Hoops, The – n. Glasgow Celtic FC see The Bhoys & Glesca Celtic forby

Hummin an hawin – Time-wasting

Hun – n. Derogatory name for Rangers supporter

Hurtit – pt. Injured

Hurtit knee – n. Knee injury see Skaithed forby

Incomers – n. Visiting supporters see Awacomers forby

Ingait, Price o – n. Price of admission

Ingland – n. England team see Auld Enemy forby

Inglis – adj. & n. English see Soothron forby

Irland – adj. & n. Irland see Earse forby

Jags, The – n. Buckie Thistle FC, Burghead Thistle FC, East Kilbride Thistle FC, Forres Thistle FC, Inverness CT FC

Jam Tarts, The – n. Buchannaven Hearts FC, Heart of Midlothian FC, Kelty Hearts FC

Jambo – n. Heart of Midlothian FC fan

Jink – v. Dribble the ball see Pirl forby

Jinkie – n. Skilful dribbler

Jouk (1) – n. Feinted move

Jouk (2) – v. Duck or dodge

Journeyman player – n. Professional player

Junior – adj. Semi-professional

Juniors, The – n. Coupar Angus Juniors FC

Keepie-up – n. Keeping ball up in the air

Kep – n. Cap

Keppie – n. Goalkeeper

Keppit – adj. Capped

Kick aff – n. & v. Kick off see Tak the baw forby

Kick at the baw, A – Given an opportunity

Kickba – n. Football see Fitba forby

Killie, The – n. Kilmarnock FC

Lad o pairts – n. Promising young player

Lads efter the teetle – n. Title contenders

Laich or law pass – n. Low pass

Lang, The – n. Cambuslang Rangers FC

Lazy breenge – n. Late tackle

Lea – n. Montrose Roselea Junior FC

League club – n. League club

League gemm – n. League game

Leal follaers – n. Supporters Club

Licht Blues, The – n. Glasgow Rangers FC see Glesca Reengers forby

Lily, The – n. Lily Miners Welfare FC

Lily Whites, The – n. Clachnacuddin FC

Linesman – n. Linesman

Livie Lions – n. Livingston FC

Locks – n. Inverurie Loco Works FC

Lok – n. Pollock FC

Lossie – n. Lossiemouth FC see Coasters forby

Louns, The – n. Forfar Athletic FC see Farfar & The Sky Blues forby

Lowp shot – n. Volley shot

Lowsin Time – (1) n. End of game see The Skailin forby (2) n. Final score

Manager – n. Manager

Manager atween hauns – n. Caretaker manager

Mannie – n. Older fan

Mariners, The – n. Camelon Juniors FC

Maroons, The – n. Heart of Midlothian FC, Keith FC

Marra – n. Team mate

Medal – n. Medal

Medic – n. Team medic see Phisie forby

Mentions – n. Graffiti

Michty Men, The – n. Elgin City see The City Slickers forby

Midweek – n. Midweek

Minor team – n. Wee team

Model jersey – n. Replica shirt see Model sark forby

Model sark – n. Replica shirt see Model jersey forby

Moss, The – n. Muggiemoss FC

Muckle cheil – n. Big strapping player

Nae brains baith – No score draw

Naething – n. Nil

Naething aw – adj. & n. Goalless draw

National sqad – n. National side

Ned – n. Hooligan or yob

Nedism – n. Hooliganism

Neegur – n. & v. Header see Heider forby

Neist roond – n. Next round

Neuk – n. Corner area

Neuk-ender or kick – n. Corner kick

No in the gemm – Playing badly

Nomads – n. Dunfermline Jubilee Athletic FC

Oot the gemm – Forced to leave through injury

Oot o play – Out of play

Oot the windae – Expelled

Outcome – n. Result see Affcome forby

Openin hail – n. Opening goal

Ower slaw – adj. Game without pace

Owerhaun - n. Victory

Owerheid pass – n. Overhead pass

Pace, The – n. Dunipace Juniors FC

Paikin – n. Sound thrashing

Paircel, A – n. Group of supporters

Panners, The – n. Preston Athletic FC

Pansies – n. Dundee Violet FC

Parkheid – n. Parkhead (Celtic Park)

Passenger – n. Lazy player

Peasie, The – n. Petershill Football & Athletic Club

Peel shot – n. Equaliser

Peels, (Staun) – adj. Of equal scores see Eekies forby

Pelt it in the poke – Put it in the goal

Penalty – n. Penalty see Skelp forby

Penalty area – n. Penalty area

Penalty kick – n. Penalty kick

Peterheid – n. Peterhead FC see The Blue Toun forby

Pey – n. Wages see Sweeties & Wallies forby

Phisie – n. Team medic see Medic forby

Pirl – v. Dribble the ball see Jink forby

Pit the clug on – Foul or kick another player see Scunner forby

Pit the sub on – Foul or kick another player see Scunner forby

Play – n. Sport see Sport forby

Play fair hornie – Play fair

Playback – n. Action replay

Played oot yer skin – Played 100%

Played the roaster – Played a great game

Player – n. Player

Pleuch – hum. Team see Team forby

Ploy – n. Game plan

Pokie – n. Cone for training exercises

Prentice – n. Trainee player

Promotit – pt. Promoted see Heized & Steppit-up forby

Prospect – n. Match programme

Pudden – n. Player who messes up a shot

Putrit – adj. Very poor game

Pynts (1) – n. Boot laces see Steekers forby

Pynts (2) – n. Points

Qualifee – v. Qualify

Qualifeein play-aff – n. Qualifying play-off

Quartermaist gemm – n. Quarter final game

Queet – n. Ankle see Cuit forby

Raw – n. Defensive wall see Hauns at hauf mast forby

R(e)id caird – n. Red card

Referee – n. Referee

Refereed oot – pt. Beaten on penalty

Reeker – n. Amazing scoring strike see Brammer & Stoter forby

Rid Lichties – n. Arbroath FC

Riggin – n. Goal net

Roond – n. Round

Roondel – n. Centre circle/spot of pitch

Roonshouders – n. Fan from consistently losing side

Ropie – adj. Rough game

Rose, The – n. Bonnybrigg Rose Athletic FC, Crossgates Primrose FC

Rovers, The – n. Albion Rovers FC, Kello Rovers FC, Raith Rovers FC, Peebles Rovers FC, Threave Rovers FC

Ruchie – n. Violent football fan

Ruchle – n. Fight between more than two fans

Rulin – n. Ruling

Rummle – v. Attack and jostle the defence

Runnin commentar – n. Live match report

Sair ane – n. Painful injury

Sair play – adj. Dangerous play

Saunts, The – n. Nairn St Ninian FC, St Johnstone FC, St Mirren FC

Save – v. Save

Scaurf – n. Scarf see Gravat forby

Scaurfer – n. Fan adorned with team colours

Sclaff – v. Graze

Scorries, The – n. Wick Academy FC see Weik forby

Scotch professor – n. Scot whose club career played outside Scotland

Scots – adj. & n. Scottish

Scuilboys tassie – n. Schoolboys cup

Scunner(t) – v. Foul(ed) see Pit the clug/Sub on forby

Seasiders, The – n. Saltcoats Victoria Juniors FC

Season caird (hauder) – n. Season ticket (holder)

Second diveesion – n. Second division

Second hauf – n. Second half

See – v. Pass

See-efter – n. Two touch

See-on – n. One touch

Seen ower – pt. Passed

Sellin-on buiks – n. Transfer list

Sellin-on fee – n. Transfer fee

Sellt-on – pt. Transferred see Done the flit forby

Sellt the jerseys – Played very badly

Semimaist gemm – n. Semi-final game

Seturday Sawnies – n. Regular fans see Terrace Tams forby

Shire, The – n. East Stirlingshire FC

Shoot (oot) – n. & v. Shoot (out)

Shorts – n. Shorts see Breekums forby

Shout at the dale – A goal chance

Shot ower – n. Cross

Shy – n. Throw in

Shy line – n. By line

Sib tae fitba – adj. Football-related

Side, The – n. Deveronside FC

Sidebirl – n. Sidespin

Sin die(d) – Ban(ned) for life

Sink – v. Tackle see Strive wi & Yoke on forby

Skailin, The – n. End of game see Lowsin Time forby

Skaith – n. Injury

Skaith time – n. Injury time

Skaithed knee – n. Knee injury see Hurtit forby

Skeely fitbawer – n. Quality player

Skelp – n. Penalty see Penalty forby

Skippit kep – n. Peaked cap

Sky Blues, The – n. Forfar Athletic FC see Farfar & The Louns forby

Sma boukit – adj. Player who is small and slim

Sma League – n. Youth League

Sma team – n. Youth team

Snootit kep – n. Peaked cap

Sons, The – n. Dumbarton FC

Sooper – n. Sweeper

Souters, The – n. Selkirk FC

Soothron – adj. & n. English see Inglis forby

Speeders, The – n. Downfield FC, Queen’s Park FC

Speysiders, The – n. Rothes FC

Spit an gie ower – Admit defeat

Sponsor – n. Sponsor

Sport – n. Sport see Play forby

Sportsweir – n. Sportswear

Sqad – n. Squad

Staggies, The – n. Ross County FC see The Coontie forby

Steekers – n. Boot laces see Pynts forby

Stennie – n. Stenhousemuir FC see The Weirriors forby

Steppit-up – pt. Promoted

Stikit fitbawer – n. Amateur player

Skytit – pt. Rebounded see Stotit forby

Sky the baur – v. Boot ball over goal post

Stauns, The – n. Terracing

Steek the buit on – Kick another player or foul

Stot baw – Play football by oneself

Stot-up – Restart game by bouncing ball between two sides

Stoter – n. Amazing scoring strike see Brammer & Reeker forby

Stotit – pt. Rebounded see Skytit forby

Straikar – n. Striker

Stramash – n. Confused tussle

Streitchert awa – pt. Stretchered off

Strippit jersey or sark – n. Striped shirt

Strippit stockins – n. Striped socks

Strive wi – v. Tackle see Sink & Yoke on forby

Strollers – n. Civil Service Strollers FC

Sub – n. Football boot see Buit forby

Supporters – n. Supporters see Follaers forby

Sweeties – n. Poor wages see Wallies forby

Sweeties aff a bairn/wean – Easy to tackle

Sweirin – n. Foul language

Tables – n. Tables

Tae-streitchers – n. Warm-up exercises see Exerceeses forby

Tak the baw – n. & v. Kick off see Kick aff forby

Tae-ender – n. Kick with the toe of the boot

Tap o the league – Top of the league

Target – n. Club logo see Club Shield forby

Tartan airmy – n. Scotland national team supporters

Tassie gemm – n. Cup tie

Tassie winners – n. Cup winners

Team – n. Team see Pleuch forby

Team braws – n. Team strip

Team photie – n. Team photo

Teetle hauders – n. Title holders

Tennant’s Scots Tassie – n. Tennant’s Scottish Cup

Terrace Tams – n. Regular fans see Seturday Sawnies forby

Terrors, The – n. Dundee United FC see Dundee Unitit forby

Testimonial – n. Testimonial

Thole an aesome hail – Suffer a single goal defeat

Thrang, The – n. Crowd see The hedge forby

Thrawn baw – n. Own goal

Thrawn cuit (or queet) – n. Twisted ankle

Thrissle, The – n. Lothian Thistle FC, Meadowbank Thistle FC, Tulliallan Thistle FC

Throu baw – n. Through ball

Ticket haunlin – n. Ticket allocation

Tim – n. Derogatory name for Celtic fan

Tin Pail – n. Vale of Clyde FC

Tirless – n. Turnstile

Ton, The – n. Morton FC

Torie – n. Blantyre Victoria FC

Touch line – n. Touch line

Towsie – adj. Disordered or untidy play

Trainer – n. Coach

Trainies – n. Training shoes

Trainin – n. Training

Trackies – n. Tracksuit

Trendie – n. Youth who copies dress of casuals

Troke – n. Club merchandise

Trysts, The – n. Fixtures

Twa-ane – Two-one

Twa-naething – Two-nothing

Tweedsiders, The – n. Kelso United FC

Undertakers – n. Port Glasgow Juniors FC

Unfreen – n. Opponent

Up the park – In the opposing side’s half

Uppies an dounies – n. Kirkwall football at Xmas and New Year

Uncos – n. Club news

Unner-16, 21 – Under-16, 21 etc

Vale, The – n. Darvel Juniors FC, Deverondale FC, Vale of Leithen FC, Vale of Leven FC

Veesitin braws/colours – n. Away strip

Veesitors – n. Visitors

Verse – v. Oppose see Conter forby

Wabbin – n. Goal net

Waedaein – n. Outbreak of trouble between players

Wales – n. Wales

Wallies – n. Poor wages see Sweeties forby

Wanderers, The – n. Forth Wanderers FC

Warld tassie – n. World cup

Wasps, The – n. Alloa FC

Watt, The – n. Heriot-Watt University FC

Wattery (grund) – adj. Flooded pitch see Drount grund forby

Waw pass – n. Wall pass

Waysiders – n. Airdrieonians FC

Wee Coontie, The – n. Nairn County FC

Wee Rovers, The – n. Albion Rovers FC

Wee sleekit – n. Chip shot

Wee team – n. Reserve team

Wee Vics – n. Irvine Victoria FC

Weemen’s fitba – n. Women’s football

Weik – n. Wick FC see The Scorries forby

Weirriors, The – n. Stenhousemuir FC see Stennie forby

Welfare, The – n. Whitehill Welfare FC

Well, The – n. Motherwell FC

Welsh – adj. & n. Welsh

Whe Ho – n. Yoker Athletic FC

Wheech – v. Gain possession

White Brigade – n. Annbank United FC see The Bankies forby

Whussle – n. Whistle

Wicelike – adj. Playing by the rules

Winger – n. Winger

Winton, The – n. Ardrossan Winton Rovers FC

Wood, The – n. Thorniewood United FC

Yairder – n. Yarder

Year foondit – Year formed

Yella(e) caird – n. Yellow card

YM, The – n. Kirkcaldy YMCA FC

Yoke on – v. Tackle see Sink & Strive wi forby

Yoke o the baw – n. Ball control

Yoker – n. Tackler

Young league – n. Reserve league

Younkers’ Tassie – n. Youth cup

Yule tree – n. Fan dressed to excess in team colours