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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI). Includes material from the 2005 supplement.
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MINEER, v., n. Also minneer (Gregor), maneer (Abd. 1923 H. Beaton Benachie 189), meneer; and deriv. mineerum (Abd. 1929 J. Alexander Mains & Hilly 73). [mɪ′nir]

I. v. 1. To make a great noise, to create an uproar (Bnff. 1866 Gregor D. Bnff. 114). Vbl.n. minneeran (Ib.).

2. To confuse, to daze, stupefy with noise.Mry. 1919 T.S.D.C.:
I'm fair mineert wi' the din.

II. n. A noisy uproar, a din, tumult, an uproarious party or gathering, a confusion or muddle, a fuss, hubbub, a to-do (Bnff. 1866 Gregor D. Bnff. 4; ne.Sc. 1963).Abd. 1887 J. Cowe Jeems Sim 74:
Ye wid hae thocht a' the fowk in Aiberdeen wis gyaun tae see that bake-hoose. I niver saw sic a mineer.Bnff. 1909 Banffshire Jnl. (29 Dec.) 3:
To let the people's voice be clear, An' stop this Socialist mineer.Kcd. 1956 Mearns Leader (8 May) 6:
The din an' the mineer wis something nae ordinar'.ne.Sc. 1993 Aberdeen Evening Express 2 Mar 7:
We jist seem tae be ga'n fae bad tae worse. Fit a meneer things is in. Abd. 1995 Flora Garry Collected Poems 38:
An made sic a meneer ower her braw chiffoneer,
Bit neen could compare wi her bress. Abd. 1995 Sheena Blackhall Lament for the Raj 10:
Hard teetle the Milky Way it gaed
Far aa the sternies steer
Ahin the meen an anent the sun
Awa frae the Eird's mineer.