Meanings
- ScotlandidiomaticVery well or for a long time.
Blathering on about whisky – I can talk for Scotland about whisky.
2022 November 2, David Archibald, quoting Charlie MacLean, Tracking Loach: Politics ǀ Practices ǀ Production, Edinburgh University Press, →ISBN2 more examples
So, yes, there was much Welshian excess and 'drinking for Scotland' done over the first few years after publication.
2013 August 20, John Neil Munro, Lust For Life!: Irvine Welsh and the Trainspotting Phenomenon, Birlinn, →ISBNWhen I was in my twenties, I could drink for Scotland, puke a bit, sleep a bit, then drink for Scotland again a few hours later.
2014 January 19, Danny Gillan, Scratch, Jakobian Books, page 208Synonyms: for Britain, for England, for Ireland, for Wales
Synonyms & antonyms
prepositional phraseVery well or for a long time.
Origin
Suggests that if there was a world championship for the given action, the person under discussion could compete on the national team.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
for Scotland. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/for%20Scotland
“for Scotland.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/for%20Scotland. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “for Scotland,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/for%20Scotland.
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