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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1928
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GUNNER, v., n.2
I. v. To gossip, to chat loudly and long, “generally applied to country conversation” (Ayr. 1825 Jam.).Ayr.4 1928:
Dae ye hear him gunner-gunnerin' awa?
II. n. Gossiping; noisy chatter (Ayr. 1825 Jam.).
[An altered form of Gauner, prob. an echoic variant of Cunner, Channer. The n. is formed from the v.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Gunner v., n.2". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 17 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/gunner_v_n2>
