About this dictionary
One country. Many local ways meaning can move.
Scotland LocalMean is a lightweight static dictionary for understanding regional words without detaching them from dialect, speaker, setting, or social tone.
Why this exists
People meet Scottish words through family, travel, television, literature, work, sport, and social media. A one-line translation can help but may erase regional and social boundaries.
Language boundaries
Scots, Scottish English, and Scottish Gaelic are not interchangeable labels. This release focuses on Scots and Scottish English contexts and states regional limitations.
What the site is not
It is not an official national dictionary, a replacement for Dictionaries of the Scots Language, or a claim that every person in Scotland speaks alike.