Here I take a look at a mixture of some of the old Scottish sayings, some that are not so old, and some Scottish slang words â¦â¦. The old ones 1  â¦â¦. Iâll gie ye a skelpit lug! â Iâll give you a slap on the ear. 2  Whitâs fur yeâll no go by ye! â Whatâs meant to happen will happen.3  Skinny Malinky Longlegs! â A tall thin person.ere I take a look at a mixture of some of the old Scottish sayings, some that are not so old, and some Scottish slang words â¦â¦. The old ones 1  â¦â¦. Iâll gie ye a skelpit lug! â Iâll give you a slap on the ear. 2  Whitâs fur yeâll no go by ye! â Whatâs meant to happen will happen. 3  Skinny Malinky Longlegs! â A tall thin person.
sortie definition, meaning, what is sortie: a short, quick attack by a military force, such as a small group of soldiers or anâ¦. Learn more.
sort. n. 1. A group of persons or things of the same general character; a kind. See Usage Note at kind 2. 2. Character or nature: books of a subversive sort. 3. One that exemplifies the characteristics of or serves a similar function to another: A large dinner-party ...ort is used as a noun to talk about a class of people or things. Sort is a countable noun. After words like all and several, you use sorts. There are all sorts of reasons why this is true.