what does "hoots man" mean?

[Oregonson]

keep seeing the expression "hoots man". What does it mean?

It means absolutely nothing, except maybe you're reading something by some Anglo who wants to seem Scottish. It's one of those thinks like "it's a braw bricht moonlit nicht" or "she'll no tak it Captain, she's brakin up!" which Scottish people never actually say. Sorry to disappoint you, especially if you're a trekkie!

If it was something a Scot would say, it would be said "hoots, man!" and would probably mean something like " get outta here, dude!" but it has no real meaning and doesn't exist in our vocabulary.

[Oregonson]

If the saying Hoots man means nothing, then why is it the first thing I see at this site, http://www.scotweb.co.uk/underthekilt/language.html
and why has my old High School which was founded by Scots, been carrying on a party type celibration with the same name for the last 50 years? still curious Scotty

Perhaps you should ask the webmaster of that site and the authorities at your school?

[T-brox]

Oregonson, you know the term "irony"? I think that's what that website is playing about with.

As for the founders of your school, all i can say is that funny things happen to Scots when they emigrate to America. I've seen it before... a guy who would be reasonably normal over here, emigrates and then feels he has to become some sort of walking parody, going to "Highland Games",and using pseudo-scots expressions he wouldnt have dreamed of using at home! His Scottishness makes him a bit of a "celebrity" amongst his colleagues and neighbours and he starts exaggerating it for their amusement and his popularity.

[Edited by T-brox on 4th June 2001 at 20:58]

[oldagesnowboarder]

haha.. hoots man is just a really "hilarious" term used by those South of the Borderers to make fun of the Scottish, yes, those English folks are funny?









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[Jelliebean]

it means that there's a moose loose aboot this hoose.