Glesgae Rhymin Slang

Glesgae (Glesca) Rhymin Slang is the kynd o rhymin slang peculiar tae Glescae (Glesca) an the ithir urban areas roun about it. As wi aw ithir rhymin slang, it juist subsitutes a wurd or phrase fer anithr ane that rhymes wi it - an can aften become raither convoluitit as wurds frae thslang that dinna rhyme wi the substitit wurd become uissit raither nor the fou phrase eg. "Paraffin Ile" (fer "style") cuid be said as "Paraffin", juist - as in "Ye've nae parrafin." Whiles this can mak the phrase a tait obscure an teuch tae follae the meanin o, an that's aften pairt o the fun o it - feigurin out whit's meant bi wurds that kythe in sentances wi nae apparant connection tae the lave o the sentance.

Ensamples o Glescae (Glesca) Rhymin Slang

• Bears (Gers [ie. Rangers])
• Bertie Auld (Cauld)
• Cabbitch an Ribs (Hibernian, Hibs)
• Cabbitch an Beef (Deif)
• Chorus an Verse (Airse)
• Collie Dug (Mug)
• Cream puff (Huff)
• Hampden roar (Score)
• Jam Tairts (Herts)
• Joe Baxi (Taxi)
• Malcolm (Malkie) Fraser (Razor)
• Nat King Cole (Hole)
• Oscar Slater (Later)
• Pan Breid (Deid)
• Plates o Meat (Feet)
• Radio rental (Mental)
• Scooby Doo (Clue)
• Teddy (Teds)
• Tin Flute (Suit)
• Wine grape (Pape)

See Scots slang an aw.