Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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CHERRIE-MERRIE, n.comb. Nonce word appar. due to a misremembering of crowdy-mowdy (see Crowdie, n.1, 1. Combs. (5)).Rxb. a.1838 Jam. MSS. X. 43:
Cherrie-merrie they gave me Lang-kale and ranty-tanty.
[Cherrie-merrie is found in colloq. Eng. = merry, tipsy.]