forrit
A Scots dialect word meaning 'forward' or 'forwards', used both as an adverb of direction and figuratively to mean onward or ahead.
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A Scots dialect word meaning 'forward' or 'forwards', used both as an adverb of direction and figuratively to mean onward or ahead. It appears in Scottish vernacular literature and everyday speech in Scotland, often conveying a sense of progress or persistence. It is the natural Scots equivalent of standard English 'forward'.
She told him to stop dithering and get forrit with the job.
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(Scotland) Forwards, forward.
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