Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 2005 (SND, online supplement).
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BEAUTY, n. Exclamation of approbation or triumph.wm.Sc. 1985 Liz Lochhead Tartuffe 36:
Fate's dealt me a trump card. Oh ya beauty!
And I'll damn well play it. It is my duty.m.Sc. 1990 Douglas Lipton in Hamish Whyte and Janice Galloway New Writing Scotland 8: The Day I Met the Queen Mother 69:
Budgerigar ... Domestic Cat
Buggeryjar ... ya beauty!Sc. 1994 Herald 18 Mar 46:
But with the sort of heroism previously displayed by Roy of the Rovers and Alf Tupper, Gavin scored all Scotland's points himself. The French were scuppered. Oh, ya beauty. The boys had arrived.Sc. 2000 Herald 4 Apr 19:
But entertainment, oh sweet entertainment, it was beautiful music to all of us. They'll be playing Prokofiev all over England now. Ya beauty.Sc. 2004 Daily Star 14 Jan 9:
A musical based on the life of Diego Maradona has opened in Argentina.
It's called Number Ten: Between Heaven And Hell. Though when it opens in Scotland, the producers will attempt to cash in by renaming it Get In There Ya Beauty! Sc. 2005 Scotsman 1 Mar 66:
But beware, also, of saying "ya beauty!" when contemplating a preferred option having unfolded as hoped.
