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First published 2005 (SND, online supplement).
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CHORUS, n. Reduced form of chorus and verse as rhyming slang for erse n. ² Gsw. 1990:
Sit oan yer chorus.Edb. 1990:
Get up oaf yer chorus.Sc. 2002 Guardian 29 Apr 1:
So now, on top of the glottal stop and the distinctive burr, translators will have to contend with such obscure Scots phraseology as corned beef, as in "deif", as in deaf. And chorus, as in chorus and verse, as in "erse", as in arse. Salvador, as in Dali, as in "swallie", as in swallow, as in drink. Jagger as in lager.Sc. 2003 Daily Record 17 May 4:
Lester enjoys a Newbury canter in the Aston Park Stakes on Willie Musson's Ore. His big chorus and verse' is in the air two out and it's soon all over.