Scotch

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[edit] Etymology

Contraction of Scottish.

The tape brand is supposedly after its cheapness (as the Scottish were stereotyped as cheap).

The chess opening is supposedly after its having been played in a correspondence game between Edinburgh, Scotland, and London, England.

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[edit] Noun

Scotch (countable and uncountable; plural Scotches)

  1. (as a plural noun, the Scotch) The people of Scotland.
    The Scotch are a hardy bunch.
  2. (uncountable) Whisky made in Scotland.
    Vahag has drunk a lot of Scotch.
  3. (countable) Any variety of Scotch.
    My favorite Scotches are Glenlivet and Laphroaig.
  4. (countable) A glass of Scotch.
    Gimme a Scotch.

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  • Use of Scotch to refer to the people of Scotland is currently deprecated by the Scottish.

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Scotch

  1. The Scottish dialect of English.
    I couldn't understand a word he was saying: he was speaking Scotch.
  2. (chess, informal, the Scotch) The opening 1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 d4.
    Karpov played the Scotch against Anand.

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Scotch (not comparable)

  1. (dated) Of or from Scotland; Scottish.
    • 1817, Walter Scott, Rob Roy:
      our landlord informed us, with a sort of apologetic tone, that there was a Scotch gentleman to dine with us.

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  • The Scottish dislike the term Scotch and consider it offensive. The more appropriate adjectives are Scottish or Scots.

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