Glossary

[Gary]

I have prepared a glossary for this book. It isn't complete but it should help out those not from from Scotland or the UK.

Airwave (a company name) -- Uses a technology called Tetra (Terrestrial Trunked Radio) which is half way between a mobile phone system and a walkie talkie. It’s an ancient technology and very poor at mobile data, which runs at 7.2kbs.
ASP – a tactical extendable baton. ASP is actually the company name and there are other types in use.
Backshift - a shift from late afternoon to midnight in an industry or occupation where a day shift or a night shift is also worked. US and Canadian name: swing shift.
Big Red Key -- A type of battering ram
Borrowers - The Borrowers is a children's fantasy published 1952. It features a family of tiny people who live secretly in the walls and floors of an English house and "borrow" from the big people in order to survive.
Bunnet - (Scottish) any of various hats worn, esp formerly, by women and girls, usually framing the face and tied with ribbons under the chin = bonnet. In this book Steel uses this term to refer to uniformed officers who obviously wear hats.
Brummie -- the accent and dialect of Birmingham, England
BWV – Body worn camera (must be V for video)
Caley Thistle – This is Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. (Football Club) (soccer) who currently compete at the top level of Scottish football
Clarted - To put too much on of something (such as makeup)
Cthulhu (the name of Logan’s cat) - a deity created by writer H. P. Lovecraft
Drookit - Totally soaked, usually from being out in the rain.
Dunt -- a hard blow or hit, especially one that makes a dull sound; thump
Haddie - person/group of people who are hopeless at something.
Harling - In Scottish usage, harling describes an exterior building-surfacing technique which results in a long-lasting weatherproof shield for a stone
IC1 – White person, northern European type
IC2 – White person, southern European type
Jammie Dodgers are a popular British biscuit (cookie to Americans), made from shortbread with a raspberry flavored jam filling.
Kinder Surprise - combines a chocolate egg, a surprise, and a toy (banned in US)
MOE -- Method Of Entry (battering ram)
Neep – a turnip
Nitrile gloves – a type of disposable non-latex gloves. I thought this was a UK thing until I discovered my wife had a box of them in the garage.
Numptie – a moron
OMU – (Sex) offender management unit
OSU - Operational Support Unit
PNC – Police National Computer
Savlon - an antiseptic cream
Scouser - A native or resident of Liverpool, England.
Sook, sooked – suck, sucked
Spotty Bag Shop – An actual store in Banff (http://thespottybagshop.co.uk/)
STORM – A police system used for logging all calls – including 999 – from the public reporting crimes.
Teuchter - Anyone living outside the central belt of Scotland. A Lowland Scots word originally used to describe a Scottish Highlander.
Verrucas – Plantar warts on the bottom of the foot.
VIPER -- Video Identification Parade Electronic Recording, a digital system wherein witnesses view video recordings of suspects and unrelated volunteers
Wallies – Teeth e.g. "Ah'll stoat yer wallies"(I'll punch you in the teeth). Not sure this make sense in the context of the book.
Weegie -- a slang term referring to people from Glasgow in Scotland
Wheech -- to do something at speed
Whinge –- In the US this would be whine
Wodge -- a large piece of something, a large amount of something (chiefly British)

[Sandy]

Gary, you're a star! Some I figured out from context, some are the same in Canada but others I had to guess. Good to know you're bilingual. Loved this book, by the way.

[Gary]

Me and the internet!

[Diane]

So, what on earth is "drookit haddie" then? Tufty says this is what they're having for his official end of probationer period.