SCOTTISH TV star Lorraine Kelly has divided Twitter after using an old Scottish word during a message to a kind-hearted samaritian who ran after her after she left her money in an ATM.
The 58-year-old told her fans on social media that she "was in a dwam" when she accidentally left her cash behind.
The Scottish phrase means being in a daze or having a daydream.
To the gorgeous kind hearted young fella who ran after me when I left my money in the hole in the wall on victoria street because i was in a dwam - thank you !!! You are a prince amongst men!
— Lorraine (@reallorraine) July 19, 2018
Lorraine said: "To the gorgeous kind-hearted young fella who ran after me when I left my money in the hole in the wall on Victoria Street because I was in a dwam - thank you! You are a prince amongst men!"
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The message was instantly a hit with Scots who admitted that they had not heard the phrase in a long time.
How many folk have wondered what dwam is?? Good Scottish word for heid in the clouds 😂😂
— Jacqui Hay (@jacabz) July 19, 2018
Haven’t heard that lovely Scottish expressions for a while!
— Julie Mackenzie (@highlandchica) July 20, 2018
Dwam is a great word often use it. Lovely story !
— moraganddoug (@moraganddoug) July 19, 2018
A few Twitter users, however, admitted that they had no clue what the word means.
Dwam? Never heard of that before but top man
— Paul (@yag1978) July 19, 2018
Dwam?
— Brian Thomas (@mrbt1980) July 19, 2018
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