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.

9. Heebie jeebies
Heebie jeebies can be defined as having strong feelings of worry or fear which Clansman regulars definitely had when Edith popped in for the first time to sample the Guinness. | Still Game

10. Bampot
Bampot was added to the Oxford dictionary in recent years which is defined as someone who is foolish, annoying, obnoxious, belligerent or disruptive. Photo: Contributed

11. Talking mince
Mary will have certainly told Rab this more than once and refers to talking nonsense or rubbish. | Rab C Nesbitt

12. Nae danger
Nae danger is defined by the urban dictionary as a Scottish term for "no chance" or "no way". Photo: BBC


