Scotticism

English

Etymology

From Latin Scotticus +‎ -ism.[1]

Noun

Scotticism (plural Scotticisms)

  1. A phrase or idiom peculiar to Scotland or Scottish people.
    Synonym: Scottishism (uncommon)
    • 1859, David Masson, British Novelists and their Styles:
      But Scott's veneration for the past reached its highest and most shrewd and intelligent form in his Scotticism.

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References

  1. ^ “Scotticism, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

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