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Stookie
STOO-kee
Meaning in Scotland
A plaster cast worn around a broken limb.
Informal and regionally recognized; not a medical term.
Natural examples
How Stookie appears in context
- She had her arm in a stookie.
- Everyone signed his stookie.
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.
Informal and regionally recognized; not a medical term.
Common patterns
Phrases built around this meaning
- arm in a stookie
- sign the stookie
- wee stookie
Related meanings
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Evidence
Sources used for this entry
- Essential Scots-English DictionaryDictionaries of the Scots Language
Authoritative general reference with English definitions for thousands of Scots words and regional labels.