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Believe it or not, you probably already love to "hurkle-durkle" — a Caledonian colloquialism that's trending globally on English-language social media.
Aye, the people who brought us haggis and "hairy coo" (relax, it literally means hairy cow) also coined the term "hurkle-durkle," meaning to lounge or laze about in bed when it’s time to get up or go to work.
The concept of the elderly, with their age-altered bodies, demonstrating an appetite for intimacy, especially in an institutionalised setting, appears widely regarded as funny at best – and at worst, disgusting.
Ever been underpants-drunk? Fancy a xúzzle? Old hand Christopher Howse and young gun Guy Kelly consider words that don’t exist in English
You use your hands every day to do thousands of things, but have you ever wondered why you refer to your fingers by names like 'thumb' and 'pinky'?