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General Slang
orra breet
· noun · scottish
A foul-mouthed, uncouth so-and-so.
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Doric for an uncouth, coarse, or foul-mouthed person. 'Orra' means odd/worthless/low, 'breet' is brute. A proper insult — somebody with no manners, no shame, and a mouth like a sewer.
“Dinna listen tae him, he's an orra breet at the best o times.”
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orra breet In A Sentence
Dinna listen tae him, he's an orra breet at the best o times.
Origin & Usage
Scots 'orra' (odd, surplus, worthless) + 'breet' (brute). Originally 'orra man' meant a farm labourer doing odd jobs; the meaning slid into 'low-class'.
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