Glasgow Patter: daily life...
clatty or clarty This means dirtied with mud or just plain dirty: "Don't you dare tramp ma good carpet wi they clatty boots on." "Ye should see the state a his hair: pure clatty-lookin." A clat is a term used for a person considered dirty: "The wee clat picked a sweetie up aff the grun an et it." © 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...

clatty or clarty: This means dirtied with mud or just plain dirty: "Don't you dare tramp ma good carpet wi they clatty boots on." "Ye should see the state a his hair: pure clatty-lookin."
A clat is a term used for a person considered dirty: "The wee clat picked a sweetie up aff the grun an et it."

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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