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In-Reply-To: <[log in to unmask]> Trevor writes: > ....."peely-wally" (phonetically) meaning ill. I can't remember how > ill this was, any translations from north of the border gratefully > received. Peelie-wally (wally pronounced as in Sally) = not very ill. Relates more to sickly appearance. Not sure of origin 'cos wally means robust, if lacking gracefulness. Maybe peelie means pale, and peelie-wally means a pale version of health. Unless my friends in Glasgow have a better idea? > `gee-gee popo'. (a childhood term) When my kids were wee they were always wanting me on all fours for horsey-rides. Might they then have shouted 'gee-up, Pop'? Alan Hyslop Computing & IT Strategy Management Executive, NHS in Scotland. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%