Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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YOLLIE, n. An expectoration of thick phlegm, a ‘gob' of sputum, a “yellow” spit (Rnf. 1940). Cf. Eng. slang yellow-back, id.
[Variant of Yella, yellow.]
