Everything Guide to Doric Words and Phrases

Doric is the local dialect spoken in the Aberdeenshire/Buchan area of Scotland. Below is a list of commonly spoken phrases and words. Note that some are generic Scottish words, and some (like loon) are particular to Doric.

• Aweel
• Aye
• Bidie-in
• Bothy
• Broch
• Canny
• Chuffed
• Fit
• Fit like
• Fit wye
• Freen
• Ken
• Like 'a day
• Loon
• Quine
• Teuchter