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From a key slang word in
text messaging and online chats, to a formal term covering security of
mobile phones, onto a global language service, and social media
shorthand, the Scottish language continues to prove invaluable in
everyday Internet references.
"Dwam" -- LinkedIn describe the term as representing one of the
most preferred QR code technology-based digital warranty activation
management technoques for brands, also used to describe exaggerated
music video industry socials expression meaning awe, admiration not
unlike damn; Scots Language Centre says in modern Scots it is generally
used to describe a "state of dreaminess or reverie" with the Scottish
National Dictionary describing a "swoon, faint as in a slight feeling of
faintness, sudden attack of illness as in one who has had a weak turn or
been temporarily ill.
"Hinni" -- A limited character set for social media shorthand
also handrwriting font, unassuming and narrow perfect for fitting in a
lot of words in a small space; Quora refers to an affectionate term for
a young woman in parts of Scotland especially the Borders, a pet name
like dear, darling or sweetheart used for friends, family and loved
ones.
"Spreckle" -- Three-dimensional (3D) data platform covering
medications and health conditions also speckle with AEC Magazine
reporting an open-source tool leveraged by computational design teams
and deployed as data infrastructure by hundreds of organisations
globally; Wictionary describes spreckle as a speck, spot, and speckle as
a freckle to become spotted.
"Lang" -- Langwords is a global language service for translation,
localisation and interpretation of over 50 languages, a standard
attribute used in standard markup language for web pages HTML and XML
declaring the human language of a document's content or a specific
element, reports coding website W3schools; Wikipedia highlights Robert
Burns' "Auld Lang Syne" as in old long since or, less literally long,
long ago, days gone by, times long past, or old times.
"Nah" -- Extensively used through
digital communications as informal slang version of the word no widely
used in text messages, online chats and social media due to its highly
informal/casual tone and brevity; Grammarly says nah means no as a
casual term adding: "Using nah in formal situations may seem
disrespectful."
"Keekit" -- A key safe box with removable chain, resettable code
in a key storage lock box, also cordless electric screwdriver
rechargeable USB with LED light for mobile phones and other electronics;
keek is a verb and noun with the Scots Language Centre describing "keek-the-vennel"
as a nickname historically for a school attendance officer, also a "keeker"
refers to an eye but could also be a black eye. |
