noun General Slang

teuchter

· noun · scottish

Lowland Scots word for a Highlander or anyone from the rural sticks.

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Lowland Scots term for a Highlander, particularly a Gaelic speaker — but it's stretched to cover any Scot from a rural, sheep-adjacent postcode. Mildly contemptuous on paper, mostly affectionate in practice. Pronounced 'CHOOCH-ter' with that proper Scots gutteral. Gained currency around 1910 and has stuck.

“He's a teuchter from up Inverness way, doesn't see a bus more than twice a day.”
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teuchter In A Sentence

He's a teuchter from up Inverness way, doesn't see a bus more than twice a day.

Origin & Usage

Lowland Scots, possibly from the pre-aspirated pronunciation of 'tutor' in Gaelic-accented English. Popularised c.1910.

Variants teuchtar
Tags #scottish#scotland#highlands#lowlands#regional

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