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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
†GULLIE-WULLIE, n. Also -willie.
1 “A quagmire, a swamp covered with grass or herbs” (Ayr, 1825 Jam.).
2. “A noisy, blustering, quarrelsome fool” (Ib.).
[For 1., cf. Gullion, n.1, 1. Sense 2. is prob. a separate word and may not be authentic.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Gullie-wullie n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 18 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/gulliewullie>
