Meanings
proper nounthe Tartan Army
- ball gamesThe fans of the Scottish national football team
The widely predicted jeering of Aiden McGeady from the Tartan Army briefly turned to cheers when he was next to see a yellow card for a poor challenge on Fletcher.
2014 November 14, Stephen Halliday, “Scotland 1-0 Republic of Ireland: Maloney the hero”, in The Scotsman1 more example
After 28 years of watching World Cups from football's wilderness, there was never much danger of the Tartan Army getting antsy about the gridlock on the road to Foxborough.
2026 June 14, Tom English, “Why Haiti v Scotland was antidote to the ills of world football”, in BBC Sport
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