#Scotstober Day 13 #Dour

It’s a picture post for today and probably tomorrow, but I’ll be back with some screivin (writing) on Friday.

Today’s word is dour. I use dour on a fairly regular basis. Not only is it a great descriptor of the weather, or someone’s mood, it’s also a great insult (I’ll share that after the definition ?). Dour means humourless, sullen; stern, severe; slow, reluctant; for weather, it means bleak, gloomy; and of the land, it means barren.

The insult comes in many forms, one of which can be: She’s a dour-faced wee shite. I don’t think I need to translate that. ?

A dour day it Cummernaud Hoose Pairk
(A gloomy day at Cumbernauld House Park)
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  1. Chris Hall Avatar

    Another good one, frequently applied to my team-mates ‘up the road’! 🙂

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