Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1924
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BADDER'T, interj. = badder it, an exclamation of annoyance, meaning bother it, plague on it. [′bɑdərt]Bnff.(D) 1924 “Knoweheid” in Swatches o' Hamespun 9:
Ach, badder't, fat cud she mean be tellin' me te gyang?