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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1598
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Ficks-facks, n. pl. [In later dialect as fick- and fikefacks.] ‘Trifling and troublesome affairs.’ — 1598 in Calderwood V. 679.
‘But I have not yitt entered into the ficks facks of the mater’, said Mr. Johne
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"Ficks-facks n. pl.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 13 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/ficks_facks>
