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Scotticism

Scot·ti·cism

/ˈskɒt.ɪ.sɪz(ə̯)m̩/

noun

A phrase or idiom peculiar to Scotland or Scottish people.

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Meanings

nounScotticism (plural Scotticisms)

plural Scotticisms

rhetoricA phrase or idiom peculiar to Scotland or Scottish people.
But Scott's veneration for the past reached its highest and most shrewd and intelligent form in his Scotticism.
1859, David Masson, British Novelists and their Styles
Synonyms: Scottishism

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA phrase or idiom peculiar to Scotland or Scottish people.

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Origin

From Latin Scotticus + English -ism.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Scotticism

prism ism schism chrism grism ABDLism abysm anglicism aspheterism Borisism Briticism Bukharinism chrisom diaperism epiphenomenalism Frenchism hypocorism Indianism quism rankism

Cite this entry

APA

Scotticism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Scotticism

MLA

“Scotticism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Scotticism. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Scotticism,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Scotticism.

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