coorie
(UK) A lifestyle involving hearty cuisine (such as Cullen skink) and invigorating outdoor activities, popularized in the late 2010s by a book and tourism campaign which incorrectly presented it as a traditional Scottish concept.
Definitions
(UK) A lifestyle involving hearty cuisine (such as Cullen skink) and invigorating outdoor activities, popularized in the late 2010s by a book and tourism campaign which incorrectly presented it as a traditional Scottish concept. (Compare hygge.).
Comments
(Scotland) To crouch, stoop down.
Comments
(Scotland) To snuggle, nestle.
Comments
Used in
Have a better definition?
Add your own interpretation of "coorie".
Related vocabulary
🍔About Food & Drink slang
The food and drink words dominating social feeds — girl dinner, dirty soda, feta pasta, Dubai chocolate, cucumber salad, and every "TikTok made me buy it" kitchen experiment.
See all Food & Drink slang on Slangora.
Tags
Other words near "coorie" (C)
Browse all slang words starting with C.
Related terms
People also read
Semantically related
- scogie62%
(Scotland, archaic) A kitchen drudge.
- ourie61%
(Scotland) Chill; having the sensation of cold; drooping; shivering.
- couthie61%
Couthie is a warm Scottish word meaning friendly, agreeable, pleasant, and comfortable — the kind of cosy, welcoming quality you find in a neighbour who always has the kettle on or a pub where everyone knows your name. It implies genuine warmth rather than forced politeness, the sort of easy sociability that makes you feel at home immediately. Couthie people don't put on airs; they're approachable, kind, and unpretentious in the best possible way.