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From Scottish terms named
'Word of the Year' by prestigious dictionaries published on both side of
the Atlantic, to formally describing computer coding of cryptocurrency
transactions, onto memes of cartoon charaters widely used on the likes
of TikTok, and referring to obsolete technology, the language displays a
versatility second to none.
"Auld" -- "Auld Tech" refers to outdated or old fashioned
technology like rotary phones and floppy disks, also in cybersecurity
standing for Advanced Persistant Threats Unsupervised Learning Detection
an algorithmic framework scanning logs of DNS data aimed at spotting
hidden and malicious hacker domains, reports the US National Institutes
of Health; the term derivesfrom "Auld Lang Syne" meaning "old time
since" popularised by National Bard Rabbie Burns; also Auld Reekie,
historic name for Scotland's Capital City Edinburgh, also the Auld
Enemy, traditional term used in history and especially referring to a
rival nation usually England when it involves football.
"Hoolie" --
Silicon Valley's fandom wiki innovative technology, also name of the
main fictional tech giant and primary rival in popular HBO comedy series
parody of Google, Apple, Microsoft and Oracle, and the Hooley "Seven Cs
of Digital Literacy" represents a widely used model used to evaluate and
build on individual online skills for career development; Collins
Dictionary defines the term as slang for a rough and lawless hooligan it
can also mean according to Wiktionary a noisy celebration or party, also
a strong wind or gale as in "blowing a hoolie" with a BBC iPlayer
describing it as Scotland's biggest night of traditional traditional
dance and music.
"Doot" -- Named Dictionary.com 2025 word of the year, prominent
in general internet culture and used throughout the internet as an
onomatopoeic sound linked to viral audio and memes, reports Pinterest;
traditionally spelling and pronunciation of word "doubt", as
Merriam-Webster puts it "a Scottish variant of doubt.
"Ussy" -- Named American Dialect Society word of the year 2022,
especially social media sites like TikTok used by those labelled as
"chronically online" plus memes about cartoon characters used widely on
the likes of TikTok; Urban Dictionary describes it as an "informal
suffix" used to describe the soul, passion or strength of someone's
effort in work of art.
"Ether" -- Techies
common phrase "disappeared into the ether", also inspired Ethernet and
the Ethereum computer-coded cryptocurrency and blockchain networks as a
digital currency for payments, investment asset and transaction fee
payment, the latter Wikipedia describes as a dencentralised
functionality with abbreviation ETH; slang for ruthlessly humiliating
and insulting an opponent for example by one rapper to another, more
generally Wikipedia notes to "ether"someone to permanently damage one's
reputation or career with an overwhelming counterattack.
"Tattie Bogle" -- Refers to old, obsolete technology such as the
Xbox 360 controller driver for the Mac OS X as part of digital legacy
that nevertheless remains a well known term used by retro-gamers;
tradition word for a scarecrow ie combining potato and ghost or goblin
with Collins Dictionary elaborating it also means a person or a thing
that appears frightening but not necessarily harmful, an untidy-looking
person or a very thin person. |
