People really do make Glasgow with there being certain expressions and phrases which instantly make people think of the city and home.
One way in which phrases that people associate with Glasgow have been kept alive has been through television shows and movies where ‘Glesga patter’ has been showcased to the world where folk have been ‘geeing it laldy’ and left others absolutely ‘scunnered’.
We asked our GlasgowWorld readers to tell us about some of their favourite expressions or words which made them think of Glasgow.
5. Crabbit
Someone who is grouchy which Craiglang’s Tam certainly is as well as being tight. | Still Game
6. Wallop
Defined as the ability to effect a forceful impression; punch. Big Innes certainly does both when he arrives in Craiglang. | Still Game
7. Gie it laldy
Giving someone or something laldie is the most common phrase known to us today and used when describing something done enthusiastically or vigorously which Gregor Fisher’s character Rab C Nesbitt certainly does. Photo: BBC
8. Eejit
The term eejit is found in the Cambridge dictionary and is defined as someone you’d describe as an idiot or stupid person. | Still Game