teuchter

== Scots == === Etymology === Uncertain. Compare Scottish Gaelic nouns naming types of people, such as saighdear (“soldier”) or crèadhadair (“potter”); perhaps also Scottish Gaelic tuath (“country people”). Some commentators compare regional English or Scots teuch (“tough”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtjuxtər/ === Noun === teuchter (plural teuchters) (derogatory) a Highlander, especially if Gaelic-speaking; a rural Scot in general (derogatory, Glasgow) a Scot with a thick accent from outside west-central Scotland (derogatory, Doric Scots) a Scot from Aberdeenshire, i.e. not Aberdeen ==== Usage notes ==== Term widely used by those in Central Scotland. ==== See also ==== sassenach culchie ==== References ==== “teuchter”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC.