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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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WHEEK(IE), int. Used as an emphatic negative, certainly not. Cf. Whuffle.Slk. 1963:
Ye will, wheekie? Will I, wheek?

[Poss. in imitation of the sound of a spit (cf. Wheech), as a child's symbol of swearing or solemn asseveration.]

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"Wheek interj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 2 May 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/wheekie>

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