"S Viemeister" > wrote in message
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> On 12/31/2015 4:13 PM, Ophelia wrote:
>> "S Viemeister" > wrote
>>> On 12/31/2015 2:16 PM, Ophelia wrote:
>>>> "sf" > wrote in message
>>>>> Redneck is definitely an insult. Much more so than calling someone a
>>>>> Hillbilly, because that stereotype isn't in fashion anymore - but the
>>>>> nuance is the same: uneducated (low information), easily manipulated,
>>>>> reactionary, conservative.
>>>>
>>>> Oh dear ... I give up!
>>>>
>>> The Scottish version of 'hillbilly' would be 'teuchter'.
>>
>> Ok. I have only heard it used by lowlanders to describe someone from the
>> Highlands or North East although it does seem to be used in a 'put down'
>> but in a friendly kind of way!
>>
> It IS frequently used as an insult - I've heard it more in Glasgow than in
> Edinburgh - but it can also be used _by_ teuchters...

I haven't heard the weegies using it much but yes, I have heard it used up
north.

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