ya hoor

Scottish for "you whore", usually deployed against women by drunken husbands/boyfriends and spurned jakeys in pubs and clubs, but sometimes against men as a prelude to fisticuffs. Also used as a general expletive when something goes wrong.

"ye've bin cheatn on mi ya hoor!"

"ah didnae want a shag onywey ya hoor"

"ya f**king hoor ah'll kill ye"

"ya hoor ma leccy jist ran oot!"

ya hoor by Snakeheid October 16, 2003

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Ya hoor ye

Generally denotes surprise in Scotland.

Mechanic : Any chance I can get some batteries for ma double ender please pal?
Storekeeper of the year: oh ya hoor ye, you must've been fair pummeling yerself . I gave you a full set yesterday.
Mechanic: aye, a was right in about it last night ken.

Ya hoor ye by Splocious May 6, 2019

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Related Words

ya hoor • Ya hoor ye • ya mum • YA-YA • ya • ya mean • ya dig • ya mam • ya nan • ya know

A Booger In The Nose Of Progress

Anything that impedes or otherwise interferes with a process going forward.

"Militarily, that inquest was a booger in the nose of progress."

or

"As far as human rights are concerned, this political infighting is a booger in the nose of progress."

A Booger In The Nose Of Progress by Rok'n'rol Wannabe October 19, 2006

Word of the Day on June 2, 2026

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🤡🫵🏻

How to say "you're an idiot/clown" using only emojis.

Person 1: Insert completely incorrect and/or idiotic statement here
Person 2: 🤡🫵🏻

🤡🫵🏻 by Ubeenbamboozledson May 31, 2026

Word of the Day on June 1, 2026

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fogey

Fogey/fogy /fougi/ sl. (early 18C+, orig. Scot) old-fashioned, stuck-in-the mud.
Person with old fashioned ideas which he is unwilling to change: Come to the disco and stop being such an old fogey!

You think me an old fogeyand an old tory, his thoughtful voice said. I saw three generations since O’Connel’s time. I remember the famine. Do you know that the orange lodges agitated for repeal of the union twenty years before O’Connel did or before the prelates of your communion denounced him as a demagogue? You fenians forget some things. (James Joyce, Ulysses. Penguin Books,1992. p. 38)

fogey by Petyush September 14, 2005

Word of the Day on May 31, 2026

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Jarlic

Minced garlic in a jar

Add a tablespoon of jarlic to two teaspoons of butter and spread it in bread to make garlic bread

Jarlic by YSAC fanboy June 6, 2020

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Pitpig

An armpit enthusiast — typically of the scent, appearance, and touch of hairy underarms.

That dude’s such a pitpig, I have to wear deodorant to keep him at bay.

Pitpig by wimbledon May 28, 2026

Word of the Day on May 29, 2026

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