Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
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Quotation dates: 1924-1932
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PLAPPER, v., n. Also plopper (Sc. 1911 S.D.D. Add.).
I. v. 1. Of a liquid: to bubble and plop in boiling, to Papple (ne.Sc. 1966). Also fig.Bch. 1924 Scots Mag. (Oct.) 59:
Speaking of a boiling pot, we may say its contents are "plapperin," such as porridge, which throws up blabs or bubbles, which burst and emit steam.Abd. 1932 R. L. Cassie Sc. Sangs 22:
We've pitten on wir muckle pot, Tae hotter like the Deevil; O' plapperin words it hauds a lot.
2. To splash about in water, "to make a noise with the lips, or by a body having a flat surface in a liquid" (Bnff. 1866 Gregor D. Bnff. 127; Mry. 1966).Abd. 1925 R. L. Cassie Gangret Muse 35:
She grows big an' strong an' free, While she plappers by the lea.
II. n. 1. A bubbling or slobbering sound, "the noise made by the lips in a liquid" (Bnff. 1866 Gregor D. Bnff. 127).
2. In comb. plapper doosh, a tremendous fall (Sc. 1911 S.D.D. Add.). Cf. Dush, n.1, Doose.
[Onomat. Cf. Eng. plap, Plaip, and Ger. plapperen, = 1.]
