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eemage

nounpeople

a frail, run-down person

Someone run-down, frail, or in poor health; used in a sympathetic or commiserating way.

Example in use

He's a richt eemage the noo.

Pronunciation

Say it like this

/EEM-ij/

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Origin & context

scotsolderaffectionatealso: image

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