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Glaswegian

glas·we·gian

UK/ɡlazˈwiːdʒən/ uncommon

adjective

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of or relating to or characteristic of Glasgow or its inhabitants

noun

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Origin

From Glasgow + -ian, modelled after Galwegian (“inhabitant of Galway”), itself modelled after Norwegian (“inhabitant of Norway”). Coined by Scottish novelist, poet and playwright Walter Scott in Rob Roy (1817): see the quotation.

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