Teuchter (Scots pronunciation:[tʲuːxtər][1][2]) is a Lowland Scots word sometimes used to offensively describe a Scottish Highlander, in particular a Gaelic-speaking Highlander.[3] It is offensive, equivalent to other cultural epithets used by more powerful groups to describe people they have oppressed, but is often seen as amusing by the speaker. The term is contemptuous, essentially describing someone seen to be uncouth and rural.[2][3]
^Oxford English Dictionary, second edition, 1989
^ abRobinson, Mairi, ed. (1985). The Concise Scots dictionary. Aberdeen University Press. ISBN 978-0-08-028491-0.
^ ab"Dictionary of the Scots Language". Edinburgh University. Retrieved 14 October 2010.
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