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heesie

adjectiveaction

sent away; made to leave abruptly

dismissed or sent away; made to leave abruptly (used predicatively, e.g. 'he was heesie').

Example in use

He wis heesie efter the meetin.

Pronunciation

Say it like this

/HEE-see/

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Origin & context

scotscurrentneutral

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