- howlin
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A slang term meaning very smelly: "His boots were howlin so Ah slung them oot in the
close."
- howpin
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Another smelly word: "Ah'll need tae clean oot that fridge. There's somethin howpin in there."
- mockit or mawkit
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This can mean soiled or dirty: "Ye're no gaun oot in they mockit trousers, are ye?" It is also used to mean dirty in the sense of obscene or lewd: "How come ye never actually see anybody takin oot wan a they mawkit videos?"
© Michael Munro
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Words in The Patter are not all related to aspects of life specific to Glasgow or particularly relevant to local habits - there is no shortage of local terms for everyday things or activities that are universal.
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