Glasgow Patter: body language ...
bahookie The backside: 'They're no makin jeans that'll go over that big bahookie.' coupon A slang term for a person's face: 'He had that big daft grin all over his coupon.' wallies (pronounced to rhyme with valleys) This means false teeth: 'If Ah've tae spend any mair on fillins Ah'm gauny get that dentist tae rip the hale jing-bang oot an gie us a set a wallies.' The term suggests that the false teeth might be made of china, or wally. © Michael Munro	Parts of the body often feature prominently in informal or popular language, especially the face, the nose, the bottom and the naughty bits... This makes sense, as these are items close to basic needs and feelings. The Patter is no exception to this, although not particularly developed as far as the sexual field is concerned - perhaps due to Scottish puritanism?

Glasgow Patter: body language ...

bahookie: The backside: 'They're no makin jeans that'll go over that big bahookie.'

coupon: A slang term for a person's face: 'He had that big daft grin all over his coupon.'
wallies: (pronounced to rhyme with valleys) This means false teeth: 'If Ah've tae spend any mair on fillins Ah'm gauny get that dentist tae rip the hale jing-bang oot an gie us a set a wallies.' The term suggests that the false teeth might be made of china, or wally.

Parts of the body often feature prominently in informal or popular language, especially the face, the nose, the bottom and the naughty bits... This makes sense, as these are items close to basic needs and feelings. The Patter is no exception to this, although not particularly developed as far as the sexual field is concerned - perhaps due to Scottish puritanism?

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