noun
General Slang
claik
· noun · scottish
Gossip. Idle blether.
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Definitions
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Gossip, idle chatter, tittle-tattle. The kind of news that travels round the village faster than the post. Can be the gossip itself or the act of gossiping.
“Aye, there's been some rare claik aboot her an the new minister.”
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As a verb: to gossip or chatter idly. Often used dismissively of folk who do nothing but stand around blethering.
“The pair o them claik aw day at the post office.”
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claik In A Sentence
Aye, there's been some rare claik aboot her an the new minister.
The pair o them claik aw day at the post office.
Origin & Usage
Scots, imitative of the sound of constant chatter — same root as 'clack'.
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