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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII). Includes material from the 2005 supplement.
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PRODISTAN, n. Also prodestan (Uls. 1929 M. Mulcaghey Ballymulcaghey 37), prodisant (Gsw. 1935 McArthur & Long No Mean City 121). Variant forms of Protestant (Gsw. 1936 K. Mackenzie Living Rough xii.). Reduced forms Proddie, Proddy, Prod. Also attrib. Often contemptuous. Gsw. 1977 Alan Spence in Moira Burgess and Hamish Whyte Streets of Stone (1985) 142:
'Tommy Brady's lassie.' 'Gettin merried at Martha Street themorra.' 'Merried oantae a Proddie tae.' Passing silent judgment on this double heresy. Gsw. 1986 William Oliphant in Joy Hendry Chapman 46 48:
I knew I was a proddy, for
They sent me to the proddy school. Sc. 1994 Daily Record (12 Dec) 11:
Here it's different. The Catholics all want to meet the Pope, yet the poor old Moderator of the Church of Scotland never gets a mention from the Prods. Shame. m.Sc. 1994 Mary McCabe Everwinding Times 95:
"Heh, did youse two hear aboot the two players, wan Catholic, wan Proddy, baith equally good?" Gsw. 1997 Herald (4 Jul) 23 :
Walter put a welcoming arm around Jonas and announced: "We are continuing with our policy of breaking down the barriers at Rangers. Jonas is a Proddie." wm.Sc. 1998 Alan Warner The Sopranos (1999) 61:
The Sopranos were in the Mantrap, a Saturday night; a grunger from the proddy High walked up to Kylah and knelt at her leg to shout in her ear. Sc. 2000 Herald (26 Jan) 15:
A Scottish Executive spokesman has denied, however, that the spectre of sectarianism led to the Scottish data-collectors deciding not to ask us whether we are Proddies or Papes, Muslims or Hindus. Sc. 2000 Herald (2 May) 16:
For the record: all my ministry, I've worked closely and happily with the Roman Catholic Church, and I've got scars from Proddies to prove it (even more after last week's piece).