Glasgow Patter: daily life...
loupin From a Scots word for jump, this is used to mean extremely painful: "Ah bet yer heid's loupin efter last night." It can also mean infested (as in " Look at that wean clawin her heid. She must be loupin.") or very busy with, full of: "The toon's loupin wi Welsh rugby supporters." © Michael Munro	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.

Glasgow Patter: daily life...

loupin: From a Scots word for jump, this is used to mean extremely painful: "Ah bet yer heid's loupin efter last night."
It can also mean infested (as in " Look at that wean clawin her heid. She must be loupin.") or very busy with, full of: "The toon's loupin wi Welsh rugby supporters."

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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