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The Edinburgh Accent

We’re guessing you may need a little hello for your Edinburgh hen weekends; please feel free to practice before your visit.

The Edinburgh accent is formed from a combination of Old Scots and Middle English, it is very different and some would say softer than the often-heard Glaswegian accent of say Rab C Nesbitt!

A auld - old G gallus - daring
gowk – fool
goat - got
greet - weep
guid – good
O oot - out

B bairn - child
bonnie - beautiful
brae - slope
braw – fine H hae - have
heavy - dark beer
heid - head
hen - woman
Hogmanay - New Year's Eve
hoose - house
S scunner - nuisance
steamin - drunk

C crabbit - grumpy
cock-a-leekie - chicken and leek soup K keek - look
ken - know
kirk - church T tae - to
tak - take
tattie - potato
tak - take

D deid - dead L laddie - boy
lassie - girl
loch - lake
W wee - small
wud - would
E eejit - idiot
G gallus - daring
gowk – fool
goat - got
greet - weep
guid – good
Ye – you

F footer aboot – mess about N Nae – no
noo - now

Some of our favourite Edinburgh saying's that you may hear when you are visiting Edinburgh are;

If you hear "awa’ an’ bile yir heed" you will be getting asked to go away you silly billy! Similarly, someone telling you that "Yir nipin ma heed" means that you are irritating them!

One that you probably won’t want said to you would be "beauty is only skin deep, aye but uglyness is right tae the bone" as this is usually a sarcastic comment about a pretty person with a less than nice personality.

However, if someone says “I’ll chum ye” you have a friend who wants to come with you to wherever you are going….so be careful!!


Gail says
Thanks for a great hen night - Gail had a brilliant time! Was a bit worried at the start when there was a problem with the bus as we had no coats and the weather was so awful but it turned out to be fab. The stripper was hilarious and we have plenty of photos for the album. A big thankyou to Alex and the girls cos it must be a difficult job at times.
We enjoyed the following activities: Boogie Bus


Nicola says
Just a quick e-mail to say we all had a fantastic hen night, everything was as we expected and there were no problems at all. I will definitely be recommending you.

We enjoyed the following activities: Italian Evening, Cocktail Training, Cheerleading


Susanne says
We all had a great hen night, thank you! I have already recommended your company to my friends!
We enjoyed the following activities: Party Night, Salsa Night



Haggis, the Scottish National dish, we think you will have heard of it! Did you know that haggis is a furry sheep-like animal, with 2 shorter legs on one side so they can run around the Scottish hills! Well that’s what some believe. When eaten it tastes like peppery chicken. Try it, it is delicious.

Ok we believe you probably didn’t know these facts about Edinburgh. Yes they may be bizarre, unusual, mundane and off-centre. No we can’t promise they will be useful, relevant or even interesting – but here goes

Edinburgh's population is almost 450,000. But that figure swells to well over 1 million during its famous arts festivals in August.

JK Rowling, author of the famous Harry Potter books, wrote her first novel 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone' in Nicholson’s Café in Edinburgh.

Sean Connery grew up in Edinburgh and as a boy, delivered milk to Fettes School, where the fictitious character of James Bond was educated. (UK Prime Minister, Tony Blair, was also educated at Fettes School in Edinburgh.)

Edinburgh University, one of the most famous universities in the world, was established in 1583.

Edinburgh Castle, which dominates the city skyline, is the most popular visitor attraction in Scotland with over 1 million visitors each year.

The word 'caddie' originated from the men who were hired to carry pails of water up the tenement flats in the Old Town of Edinburgh. Golf caddies are thought to stem from Mary Queen of Scots who was educated in France and a keen golfer. Apparently, she christened the students who carried her clubs 'cadets' and, given the French pronunciation of the word, some people believe that this is how the modern meaning of the term developed.

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the creator of Sherlock Holmes, was born in Edinburgh. A statue of Sherlock Holmes is in Picardy Place celebrates the birthplace of Arthur Conan Doyle, and is the only statue of its kind in the UK.

The Royal Yacht Britannia served the Royal Family for forty four years and is the last in a long line of Royal Yachts. Its new permanent home is at Ocean Terminal in the historic port of Leith

Robert Louis Stevenson lived at 17 Heriot Row in the New Town. His poem 'Leary the Lamplighter' was written about the local lamplighter, who Stevenson could see from his window. Famous landmarks with RLS connections include the Jeckyll & Hyde pub, Deacon Brodie's Tavern and The Hawes Inn in South Queensferry which features in 'Kidnapped'.

Princes Street Gardens situated in the city centre, boasts the world's oldest floral clock!

The Palace of Holyroodhouse is The Queen's official residence in Scotland.

Some of the movies to have been filmed in Edinburgh and the surrounding district include 'The 39 Steps', 'The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie', 'Jude', and 'Mary Reilly'.

The story of 'Greyfriar's Bobby', the faithful Skye terrier, hails from Edinburgh, and the world famous statue to the little dog is located on George IV Bridge, opposite Greyfriar's Bobby pub. (A new film version of the story was filmed in Edinburgh in 2006)

Ian Wilmut the geneticist involved in the cloning of Dolly the sheep worked just outside Edinburgh. The stuffed carcass of Dolly the sheep is now on display in the National Museum of Scotland.

Music artists from Edinburgh include Ian Anderson from Jethro Tull; Wattie Buchan, lead singer and founding member of punk band The Exploited; The Proclaimers; the Bay City Rollers; Boards of Canada and Idlewild.



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