dreich
Language: Scots · [driːx] · Pronunciation: DREEKH (kh as in loch)
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Meaning
wet, grey and cheerless weather — dreary
The story
Dreich weather is wet and grey without ever doing anything dramatic about it. Scots has used the word for centuries, and a 2019 poll named it the most iconic Scots word of all. English says dreary, which sounds far too mild for a Glasgow November.
The four rounds
- Which language is it from?
- Scots
- When does it fit?
- A wet, dim Tuesday in November
- Where would you hear it?
- A bus stop in Glasgow, drizzling
- What does it mean?
- Cold, wet and dull all day
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