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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V).
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Quotation dates: 1941
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¶KIRMERRIEMENT, n. A caper, boisterous fun.Bch. 1941 C. Gavin Black Milestone vii.:
God knows what like kirmerriements Jock and him has been at a' day.
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"Kirmerriement n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 19 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/kirmerriement>
