shither

Updated: May 28, 2025

Ah, me the bairnies left ahind, The shither, hither, blither! "What does it mean?" cried the girls, as Rose folded up the paper and sat down. "Mean?" said Rose, "I'm sure I don't know. It's Scotch, I tell you! It's the kind of thing that people read, and then they say, 'One of the loveliest gems that Burns ever wrote! I thought I'd see if I couldn't do one too.

Susan Coolidge - What Katy Did at School