Words and Phrases
skitter

“skitter”

Meaning:

a puny cocky person; a brat; diarrhoea

Alternative spelling/meaning:

scitter

In Literature:

Excerpt from A Sicht fur Sair Een by Philip Robinson

Shut yer face an quat slabberin, ye wee skitter ye’
is aboot the maist polite A hae mine o

Excerpt from This We Shall Maintain by Sam Hanna Bell

“Come on ye daft wee scitter,
climb on ma back an’ I’ll carry ye,” cried Tammas,
“wull ye no’ learn sense?
Maun ye always be getting’ yersel’ sick or hurt?”


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