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stoatin
What does stoatin mean?
Reeling drunk (staggering/bouncing along); separately, of rain, bouncing hard off the pavement.
"He was stoatin fae wan side o' the street tae the other."
Origin
Scots 'stot/stoat' (to bounce or rebound), applied both to a drunk's gait and to heavy rain.
Frequently asked questions
What does 'stoatin' mean?
It has two meanings: reeling drunk (staggering and bouncing along), or heavy rain bouncing hard off the pavement.
Where does 'stoatin' come from?
From the Scots word 'stot' or 'stoat', meaning to bounce or rebound, applied to both a drunk person's gait and to bouncing rain.
Is 'stoatin' about being drunk or about the weather?
It can be either. 'He was stoatin' means very drunk, while 'it's stoatin doon' means it's raining heavily.
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