Och Aye The Noo Trivia Quiz

Answer: He was very drunk or angry

The word 'steamin' means that the individual is very drunk. One might say 'He wis pure steamin' last night at the party', meaning that he was very drunk. Other words for steamin' are blootered, legless and half-cut. It can also mean angry. Synonyms for angry include raging, fuming and furious.

Answer: Bad tempered

'Crabbit' is used to describe someone who is bad-tempered. An example would be 'Dinnae be so crabbit because ye didnae win the lottery', meaning 'Don't be so grumpy because you didn't win the lottery'. It means cranky, grouchy, grumpy or cantankerous.

Answer: Doesn't know what they're talking about

The phrase 'Yer bum's out the windae' means that someone is talking nonsense or saying something absurd, such as, 'I can eat 100 beefburgers in five minutes'. Someone would reply to a person who said that, 'If you think you can do that, yer bum's oot the windae'. In other words, 'Don't be utterly ridiculous'.

Answer: Dull and dismal

The word 'Dreich' is used to describe weather which is overcast and lacking sunlight. One would say 'It was a very dreich day yesterday'. Some other words that might be used instead of dreich include drizzly, gray, dismal, gloomy and miserable.

Answer: Cheeky and bold

If someone is described as being 'gallus', it means that they are audacious or self-assured. An example is, 'She walked into the room gallus as ye like and stole the show', meaning that she walked into the room full of confidence. Gallus means daring, brazen, cocky and bold.

Answer: Wobbly

If something is called 'shoogly', it means that it's unstable or wobbly. One would say, 'Be careful because that ladder you're standing on is very shoogly'. It basically means that something is unsteady, rickety or shaky.

Answer: Bairn

'Bairn' is a Scottish word for a child. Examples of its usage are: 'The bairn was really happy with the new toy I bought for her today' and 'That's a bonny wee bairn you have'. It means a toddler, a tot, a kid or a young child.

Answer: Give it their all

If a person tells someone to 'gie it laldy', they are encouraging them to give it everything they've got. An example would be saying this to someone who was a contestant in a song contest, telling them to give it their best shot. It means to let rip, go full-throttle or go for it.

Answer: A sandwich

A 'piece' is used to describe a sandwich. A wife might say to her husband, 'I packed a piece for ye tae tak tae work', meaning she had given him a sandwich or sandwiches as a packed lunch. Similar words are butty and sarnie.

Answer: Disgusted

'Scunnered' means disgusted or fed up. Someone might say 'I was scunnered after waiting for half an hour for the bus and it didn't turn up'. It is another word for irritated, peeved or exasperated.