Haud yer wheesht!
English translation: "Shut up!"
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| 5 +1 | "Shut up!" |
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| 4 +1 | Be silent! |
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peer agreement (net): +1| haud yer wheesht! "Shut up!" Explanation: :) -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 3 mins (2007-12-14 00:22:23 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- basically "wheest" is a variation on "shush" -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 4 mins (2007-12-14 00:23:40 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Definitions of : shush on the Web: silence (someone) by uttering `shush!' wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 7 mins (2007-12-14 00:26:56 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- it's an onomatpoeic expression and mimics "Shhh" or any of those sounds ... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 8 mins (2007-12-14 00:27:53 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- onomatopoeic -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 10 mins (2007-12-14 00:29:24 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- takes me back to my days in bonny Scotland ... ayyy laddie :) -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 13 mins (2007-12-14 00:32:28 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- variation ... Hud yer wheesht! Be quiet! Shut up! besom/bisom (pejorative) an annoying .... My palms sweat, not from the long haul to the gate, but with the anxiety of ... www.redemptionblues.com/?m=200605 - 70k - Cached - Similar pages -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 15 mins (2007-12-14 00:33:58 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- "Wheesht Lad" mean Quiet boy "Haud Yer Wheesht" means shut up .... dropped in to very hot fat, and as soon as the batter has gone crispy, you haul it out. ... forums.allaboutjazz.com/archive/index.php/t-4494.html - 33k - Cached - Similar pages |
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peer agreement (net): +1| haud yer wheesht! Be silent! Explanation: Wir Ain Leid - Idioms Haud yer wheesht. Be silent. Haud the cuddie reekin. Keep the pot boiling. Haud tryst. Keep one's word. Haund for nieve. Abreast. ... www.scots-online.org/grammar/eedioms.htm - 50k - Cached - Similar pages - Note this Mike :) -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 15 mins (2007-12-14 00:34:03 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- The Slang Dictionary - Exue.com.cn Wheesht: Scottish for please be quiet--or when said loudly, shut up. Example: Wheesht yer tongue, lassie. wheeze: A good laugh. ... english.exue.com.cn/tools/slang/W.htm - 113k - Cached - Similar pages - Note this UK Indymedia - The Day Democracy Died? Ach wheesht man.... 14.08.2005 23:05. "Actually the SSP were in contact with the .... Non-[sic]deucated Delinquent ISN'T the etymology of the word, ... www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2005/08/321160.html?c=on - 87k - Cached - Similar pages - Note this Satire, General -10%, 3.59, Haud Yer Wheesht!: Your Scottish Granny's Favourite Sayings ~ Allan ...... 12.41, The Clan of the Flapdragon and Other Adventures in Etymology ... www.mybooksbee.co.uk/cat101224.html - 775k - Cached - Similar pages - Note this Of ghosts and buildings. . .: The spirit of a waif,by the wall And if you look at its etymology,even more! .... "And now it's playtime" · Powers of Ten (1977) · Up Here in the Clouds · Imagery · "Haud yer WHEESHT!" ... of-ghosts-and-buildings.blogspot.com/2006/03/spirit-of-waifby-wall.html - 92k - Cached - Similar pages - Note this Definition of whisht wheesht verb. intr 1. To be quiet; to keep silent. Also as exclamation. ... (cots) To be quiet or keep silent. Etymology: 16c: imitating the sound. ... www.allwords.com/word-whisht.html - 20k - Cached - Similar pages - Note this -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 16 mins (2007-12-14 00:35:19 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- [XLS] Sheet1 File Format: Microsoft Excel 2102, UK, Scottish, Wheesht, Sharp command to be quiet. ...... Etymology: probably from Flemish hankeren, frequentative of hangen to hang; ... nyscriptclub.org/Dialect%20Database.xls - Similar pages - Note this -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 27 mins (2007-12-14 00:46:40 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- As David said, "wheesht" imitates the sound: Definition of wheesht - 8:32pm Your Query of 'wheesht' Resulted in 2 Matches From The AND Dictionary ... (cots) To be quiet or keep silent. Etymology: 16c: imitating the sound. ... www.allwords.com/word-wheesht.html - 21k - Cached - Similar pages - Note this |
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