
We asked readers on our Facebook page what words immediately come to mind when they think of Edinburgh.
They may not all be entirely unique to Scotland’s capital city, but they are sure to make you feel at home when you hear them.
Here are 13 of the most popular.
If it’s barry then it’s great.
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Meaning ‘you know’, the word became better known outside the capital due to its use in Irvine Welsh’s Trainspotting.
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Simply another name for the much-loved area of Stockbridge.
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In much of the rest of the English-speaking world it means a household task, but we know if means to steal something.
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