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what does "hoots man" mean?
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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. |
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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 |
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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] |
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