stooshie
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Probably from Scots stooshie, possibly a contraction of English ecstasy. Perhaps related to English stoush.
Noun[edit]
stooshie (plural stooshies)
- (Scotland) The disruption caused by a disagreement or misunderstanding.
- 1978, Institute of Bankers in Scotland, Scottish Bankers magazine:
- The Traveller going through Customs goes alone, wondering what is causing the stooshie up front and nervously letting someone go before him […]
- 2003, Christopher Brookmyre, One Fine Day in the Middle of the Night:
- First of all, there’d been that horrible stooshie over the wifie in Ballygrant with MS who was growing her own cannabis in her greenhouse.
- 2006, Jamie Stuart, Proverbs in the patter:
- Ill-will can mak a stooshie, but love can settle a stramash.
- 2019 October 22, Stephen Kerr, Member of Parliament for Stirling, “Second Reading of the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill”, in House of Commons Debates (House of Commons)[1], volume 666, archived from the original on 24 October 2019, column 860:
- The right hon. Gentleman is making a great stooshie about time in relation to this Bill, but was it not the case that, when the SNP [Scottish National Party] Scottish Government introduced their continuity Bill in the Scottish Parliament, they operated a ruthless guillotine to prevent proper scrutiny of it?
Synonyms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “Scottish word of the day - Stooshie”, in The Scotsman, 2012 July 3
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Scots[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Possibly derived from English ecstasy.
Noun[edit]
stooshie (plural stooshies)
- a disturbance, an uproar, a tussle
References[edit]
- “stooshie” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.