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setterday

nountime

Shetland term for Saturday

A Shetland dialect term for Saturday, the day of the week after Friday.

Example in use

A'll see ye on setterday.

Pronunciation

Say it like this

/SET-er-day/

Word snapshot

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Origin & context

scotscurrentneutralalso: Saturday

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