The Scottish Contingent's definitions

Gink

A Glasgow or Western Scottish term for a bloke or geezer, basically means ordinary person.

See thon gink ower there, he's brighter than he looks!

by The Scottish Contingent October 16, 2008

Muppet Friendly Society

The muppet friendly society is something that developed during the late 1990's and early 2000's, whereby everything is explained in a play school like fashion, everything in such a society is safe and designed for low intelligence people so that even they cannot get it wrong or will not make them feel thick, even things that are obvious and self explanatory require detailed instructions with words AND pictures. Some people may know all of this as 'dumbing down' but I think that this term is more appropriate.

Britain, The muppet friendly society, where even bus stations have to have notices warning about moving vehicles.

by The Scottish Contingent April 2, 2011

Black Affronted

Black Affronted is a Scottish way of expressing ones embarrassment, basically it is a local colloqualism for saying that you have been embarrassed by someone or something.

That lassie o' mine lifted up her skirt and mooned a'body, I was pure black affronted so ah wiz!

by The Scottish Contingent January 26, 2010

Go yer neck

To 'Go Yer Neck' is to trip up and fall arse over tit, common terminology in Scotland

The front stairs are so icy, watch you don't go yer neck!

by The Scottish Contingent November 8, 2006

SECC

The SECC is the Scottish Exhibition & Conference Centre located on what was the docks of the Clyde in Glasgow. Known informally locally as the 'Red Shed' when it first opened in 1985 because it's corrugated shell was predominantly red but has since been painted grey when the second phase 'Armadillo' building was added in 1997, so called because it is shaped like an armadillo and is finished with stainless steel. A third phase of the development is in construction at the time of writing (2007) and is expected to elevate this facility to world class status.

The Scottish Motor Show, Modern Homes Exhibition and many Concerts have all been held at the SECC

by The Scottish Contingent August 16, 2007

Five Star Fur Lined Ocean Going Balls Up

Made famous by the Channel 4 programme 'Grand Designs' in the UK by one of the owners of the houses being built, a Five Star Fur Lined Ocean Going Balls Up means that something has been a major catastrophe from start to finish, a complete and utter screw up. This is possibly just the perfect thing to say when something has gone just about as wrong as it can!

We made a five star fur lined ocean going balls up of that, didn't we!

by The Scottish Contingent October 3, 2007

howlin'

Howlin' is a predominantly scottish term for extremely smelly or a pungent aroma

Give that toilet a wide berth, who's been in there, it's howlin'!

by The Scottish Contingent October 17, 2006