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Glaswegian, n. and a.|glæˈswiːdʒ(ɪ)ən, glæz-|
[f.Glasgow, after Galwegian, Norwegian.]
A. n. A native or inhabitant of Glasgow.
B. adj. Belonging to or characteristic of Glasgow or its inhabitants.
1818Scott Rob Roy xxii, The Glaswegian took him by the hand. 1884Illustr. Lond. News 12 Jan. 27/1 Any of the ten words..in addition to the Glaswegian four. 1923Glasgow Herald 15 Nov. 8 ‘Glaswegian’ is both ugly and absurd... Let us in the name of etymology and common sense be Glasgovians. 1945Archit. Rev. XCVII. 122/1 The fertility of these people will not be maintained when they become Glaswegians or Londoners. 1971Times 26 Nov. 12/8 One of the tarts becomes Glaswegian. 1971T. J. Honeyman Art & Audacity 247 In Pollok House there will be an abundance of riches for the art lover and scholar, and a magnetic attraction for Glaswegians and their visitors. |