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[–] Finnbot 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It’s genuinely Baltic up here. And dreecht. Business as usual I guess.

[–] sideone 2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

dreecht

TIL Dreich means damp, grey weather. A word that is commonly used to describe the Scottish weather has been named the "most iconic" Scots word.

[–] Finnbot 2 points 1 year ago

Totally forgot to mention that this is me realising I’ve been spelling it wrong all ma days! Never seen it written down. Every day’s a school day!

[–] leraje 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] sideone 1 points 1 year ago
[–] Finnbot 1 points 1 year ago

It truly is a brilliant word, perfectly suits the conditions. Another favourite of mine is “dookit”.