How big is a brammer? London hacks confused by First Minister's guid Scots

Very interesting the way the London and Scottish media reported Alex Salmond's launch of the SNP Glasgow North East by-election campaign. Sounds like they need to hire those "Glaswegian English" translators we've all been blogging about. See my post here and Yappin Yousaf's here. Salmond  predicted the by-election would be a "brammer"  To me that suggests an enjoyably energetic contest...ending in a landslide for the SNP. But The Telegraph  ignored the guid Scots word, prefering "spectacular". Where's Stanley Baxter when you need him? 

 So....exactly how spectacular is a brammer? How does it translate? 

Scottish Hampers sell a "Brammer Hamper" at £98.99,  compared to The Wee Stoater at £58.99. The Brammer contains "the finest Inverawe Smoked Salmon, Rannochs Smoked Chicken and loads of fantastic Scottish Cheeses and Fine Wines." The real deal, however, is The Big Yin at £999.99. It comes with clootie dumpling, the king of food. Then again, the original Big Yin doesn't support independence, so not a good term to bring into the mix. ....Anyway, talking of brammers, Wardog has a very amusing pictorial post on the by-election which suggests that it will indeed be a spectacular and energetic contest. 

Comments

[Wardog]

Thanks for the link,