Meanings
nounScotch mist (countable and uncountable, plural Scotch mists)
plural Scotch mists
- UKcountableuncountableA cold and penetrating mist, verging on rain.
- UKcountabledialectalidiomaticuncountablechiefly Lancashire and YorkshireSomething that is hard to find or does not exist.
Scotch mist, the R.A.F. term for something imaginary. […] The joke of it is that Scotch mist is as wetting as English rain.
1945, Eric H Partridge, “Words Get Their Wings”, in College English, volume 7, number 1, page 29- UKcountabledialectalidiomaticuncountablechiefly Lancashire and Yorkshire; World War II; World War IISomething imaginary, nonexistent, or overlooked.
- countableuncountableA drink of Scotch whisky served with ice and lemon peel.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe perennial flowering plant Galium sylvaticum.
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Translations
Estonian uduvihm
- uduvihmA cold penetrating mist verging on rain
Finnish vihma
- vihmaA cold penetrating mist verging on rain
French gaillet des bois
- gaillet des boisGalium sylvaticum
German Wald-Labkraut
- Wald-LabkrautGalium sylvaticum
Irish ceobháisteach
- ceobháisteachA cold penetrating mist verging on rain
Māori tūkōrehu
- tūkōrehuA cold penetrating mist verging on rain
Polish przytulia leśna
- przytulia leśnaGalium sylvaticum
Scottish Gaelic ceò silteach
- ceò silteachA cold penetrating mist verging on rain
Welsh smwc, smwclaw
- smwcA cold penetrating mist verging on rain
- smwclawA cold penetrating mist verging on rain
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APA
Scotch mist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Scotch%20mist
MLA
“Scotch mist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Scotch%20mist. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Scotch mist,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Scotch%20mist.
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