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It's a word only used in Scotland to describe a day that's gloomy and gray.
It's a wee bit Dreich outside today.
Dreich by LordViper June 6, 2017
derived from gaelic Originally meant 'drawn out' ie, long lasting,persistantly bad.
as applied to the above statement the weather is dreich
dreich by Aye Yer Maw July 16, 2008
dreich a scottish word meaning cold and raining out side
mad - look outside it's really dreich
dreich by RawrINomYou December 3, 2010
1. Scottish word describing cold and foggy weather.

2. Short for "Atmospheric Dark Ambient Necrocosmic Dreich Blackened Black Metal". Used to describe the music genre of the band Celestial Slumber. Often misspelled as "dricht". Anyone else using it to describe their music is a carbon-based poser.
1. "Sadly, the weather is pretty dreich today"

2. Poser: "You've listened to the new Mare Cognitum album? It's pretty dreich."

Trve Kvlt Elitist: "Only Celestial Slumber are dricht (sic), get your facts straight!"
Dreich by Celestial Slumber January 8, 2018
A Scottish word to describe a man’s anus after a wet fart
That fart has left my pants a bit dreich Ken?
Dreich by Favol October 13, 2022

Dreich (Old Scots origin) 

A combination of dull, overcast, drizzly, cold, misty and miserable weather. At least 4 of the above adjectives must apply before the weather is truly dreich
it was a dreich day