Words from this language are mainly literary ("bard"), Celtic myths ("banshee") and geological ("crag"). Most golfing terms ("golf", "caddy") are also present as the game originated in Scotland.
| Word | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| banshee | woman of the fairy mound | Figure from Irish myth. |
| bard | poet | Shakespere is often called 'the bard of Stratford'. |
| blarney | One of many literary terms from Gaelic. | |
| bog | soft | One of many geographical terms from Gaelic. |
| bother | trouble | Used in London slang. |
| brat | Badly behaved child. | |
| brisk | ||
| brogue | Rough shoe. | |
| caddy | One of many sporting terms in Gaelic. | |
| cairn | Memorial made of stones. | |
| clan | children | |
| claymore | great sword | |
| crag | ||
| dour | ||
| dune | heap | |
| gab | As in 'the gift of the gab' (a good talker). | |
| galore | plenty | |
| glamour | ||
| glen | valley | |
| gob | Used in London slang for 'mouth' or 'spit'. | |
| golf | ||
| hooligan | ||
| keen | ||
| Kent | white | English county. |
| lashings | abundance | |
| leprechaun | Figure from Irish myth. | |
| loch | Scottish lake as in 'Loch Ness'. | |
| moniker | name | Used in UK slang. |
| pet | tame animal, favoured | Used as a term of endearment in the UK. |
| phoney | ||
| pillion | cushion | A seat on a motorbike behind the driver. |
| pony | ||
| puck | Ice hockey term. | |
| shamrock | ||
| shanty | old house | As in 'shanty town'. |
| slob | slovenly | |
| slogan | ||
| smashing | that is good | Used extensively in the UK. |
| smidgen | ||
| smithereens | little bits | |
| sporran | purse | Worn in front of a kilt in Scotland (UK). |
| spunk | Has different meanings in UK and USA. | |
| Strontium | A metallic chemical element. | |
| swap | ||
| Tory | outlaw | Used as a nickname for the Conservative (political) Party in the UK. |
| trousers | Used in the UK - in the USA 'trousers' are called 'pants'. | |
| twig | understand | Used in the UK. |
| whisky | water |
