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Braw
BRAH
Meaning in Scotland
Fine, excellent, attractive, or especially pleasing.
Warm approval; strength and pronunciation vary by speaker.
Natural examples
How Braw appears in context
- It’s a braw day for a walk.
- That view is absolutely braw.
Context profile
Tone, setting, audience, and caution
Context-dependent; examples show common everyday force.
Conversation, local writing, or Scottish institutional use depending on the entry.
Recognizable to many Scottish speakers, with uneven regional frequency.
Warm approval; strength and pronunciation vary by speaker.
Common patterns
Phrases built around this meaning
- braw day
- braw view
- looking braw
Related meanings
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Evidence
Sources used for this entry
- Braw — Scottish National DictionaryDictionaries of the Scots Language
Historical and regional evidence for braw as fine, splendid, attractive, or impressive.
- 18 Braw Scottish Words and PhrasesVisitScotland
Public guide to familiar Scots words, example sentences, and pronunciation recordings.