- unco guid
- are rigidly righteous as in the Burns poem Address to the Unco Guid
Scottish slang . 2013.
unco guid
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unco guid — noun, plural in construction : those who profess a strict morality used with the the unco guid magnified the scandal … in order piously to deplore it R.D.Altick * * * unco guid /gid/ noun The obtrusively rigorous in morals • • • Main Entry: ↑unco … Useful english dictionary
unco — a. strange; foreign; extraordinary. ♦ unco guid, strictly moral … Dictionary of difficult words
unco — adj., adv., & n. Sc. adj. strange, unusual; notable. adv. remarkably; very. n. (pl. os) 1 a stranger. 2 (in pl.) news. Phrases and idioms: the unco guid esp. derog. the rigidly religious. Etymology: ME, var. of UNCOUTH … Useful english dictionary
Unco — pronounced ungka means very or extremely as in It was an unca good laugh. But the unca guid are deemed excessively self righteous and narrow minded) … Scottish slang
Burns, Robert — born Jan. 25, 1759, Alloway, Ayrshire, Scot. died July 21, 1796, Dumfries, Dumfriesshire National poet of Scotland. The son of a poor farmer, he early became familiar with orally transmitted folk song and tales. His father s farm failed, and a… … Universalium
