Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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Quotation dates: 1967-2003
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NAT, prop. n.2 Nickname for a member of the Scottish National Party.Sc. 1967 Economist (18 Mar) 1008/2:
Both Scotland and Wales could in time do well. But the start of their national lives would be bleak ... One cannot take seriously the present Nats who advocate freedom and promise prosperity in one breath.Sc. 1974 Sunday Post (28 Apr) 5/5:
And there are other Labour strongholds where it wouldn't need much of a swing to put in the Nats.Sc. 1994 Guardian (2 Jul) 26/1:
A ... boot up the backside for ... the Scottish Labour establishment, without actually delivering the seat to the Nats.Gsw. 1997 Glaswegian (7 Aug):
That number of players would put them on a par with the present trio of Tories and present the Nats with the chance to challenge and possibly take over as the official opposition.Sc. 2003 Herald (14 Mar) 8:
The smug Nats were revelling in their view from the high moral ground as they looked down on Labour. John Swinney was all gravitas and statesmanlike.
