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PHOTIE, n. also photy, photta. Sc. form of Eng. photo.Ork. 1952 R. T. Johnston Stenwick Days (1984) 75:
Armstrong started violently. "Me mairry Chloe?" He roared with laughter. "Boy, that's a geud wen. Thoo're me dido, Godfrey. Weel, a'll awey. A'm no seen thee photta o' me grandfether, bit id disno metter."Gsw. 1985 Michael Elder Stookie 169:
And there under the photograph of himself were the magic words: Reward for Stookie Doyle.
"I wonder who gave them that photy?" he said.Gsw. 1990 John and Willy Maley From the Calton to Catalonia 6:
Ah thoat he says "Fix bunnets!" So ah'm staunin' there like that. (Mimes adjusting an imaginary bunnet). Ah thoat we wur aw gonnae get wur photies taen or somethin. The hing is, wance the real fightin startit, wance we wur getting shat oan fae aw sides, yon Captain, where wiz he?wm.Sc. 1991 Bill Sutherland in Tom Hubbard The New Makars 146:
An though yer mither telt ye no tae
ye glued yer waw wae his daft photie,m.Sc. 1994 Martin Bowman and Bill Findlay Forever Yours, Marie-Lou 27:
Actin like this at your age! You've still goat Mum's photie oan tap ae the tv . . . ah bet ye anythin ye sit starin at it mair than ye look at the set!Gsw. 1998 Herald (5 Jun) 23:
As I think about what I will write on this week, I reflect that the very act of producing a weekly column — with a wee photie of one's crazed physiognomy at the top of it — is, by definition, an egotistical thing to do.Abd. 2000 Sheena Blackhall The Singing Bird 15:
This waddin's cost five thoosan poon,
A dauchlin guest did say.
An sae it sud! Like Hollywud,
The cameras birred and cleek't.
O photies wi their finery,
Thon fowk wad nae be swick't.