Lem's Levity: Trooper York's Word of the Day

Friday, May 28, 2021

scot-free

[ˌskätˈfrē]

ADVERB

without suffering any punishment or injury.
"the people who kidnapped you will get off scot-free"
synonyms:
unpunished · without punishment · unreprimanded · unscathed · unhurt · unharmed · without a scratch · uninjured · undamaged · safe · scatheless
being able to walk in the woods without ending up with a dude in a skirt on top of you.
synomyms: Sixtyless, no haggis in the baggis, me bonnie lies over billy ocean

ampersand said...: This time last year we were Scottfree; May 28, 2021 at 7:32 PM
The Dude said...: Excellent Tooker take off, amps!; May 28, 2021 at 7:45 PM
The Dude said...: I prefer to be wop-free and mick-free. Also, shut up Trooper!; May 28, 2021 at 7:47 PM
ndspinelli said...: Visiting Nova Scotia and PEI gave me even more motivation to visit Scotland. But, I'll bring my own food.; May 28, 2021 at 9:58 PM
edutcher said...: Thought you liked Ms. MacLeod's boy; May 29, 2021 at 8:19 AM
Some Seppo said...: Thanks for the setup, edutcher:

What's the difference between Mick Jagger and a Scottish Highlander?

Mick Jagger sings, "Hey you, get off of my cloud . .. ", while the Scottish Highlander yells, "Hey McCloud, get off of my ewe...".; May 30, 2021 at 8:42 AM