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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II). Includes material from the 2005 supplement.
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BLUITER, Blutter, n.², v.² Also blooter. [′blytər m.Sc.; ′bljutər Bnff. + ′blʌtər]

1. n.

(1) “Apparently used to denote filth in a liquid state” (Sc. 1808 Jam.; Bnff.² 1935).

(2) “A coarse, clumsy, blundering fellow” (Bnff.² 1935; Lth. 1825 Jam.²); “a dirty, slovenly person” (Bnff.⁴ 1912, blutter).Kcb.⁶ 1914:
The auld bluiter has made a gey mess o't.

(3) A badly executed and unskilful job.Gsw. 1988 Michael Munro The Patter Another Blast 8:
blooter As well as kick this word is widely used as a term of general excess. For example, if you quickly spend a sum of money you may be said to have 'blootered the whole lot'. A blooter is a quickly done, sloppy job: 'Look at the run s in this paintwork; this's been a blooter of a job.' A mental blooter is a spree of any kind of excessive behaviour, not solely applied to heavy drinking: 'He's giein it the mental blooter tae get the decoratin done fur her an the baby comin hame. '

2. v.

(1) “To besmear with mud” (Sc. 1911 S.D.D.).

(2) To defecate.Abd. 1990 Stanley Robertson Fish-Hooses (1992) 93:
Aifter a guid half-hour's walk he teen the juckal back hame tae the hoose. As soon as the dirty juckal got hame it blootered right in front of the fireside.