lang may yer lum reek
UK/ˈlæŋ meɪ jə ˌlʌm ˈɹiːk/US/ˈlæŋ meɪ jɚ ˌlʌm ˈɹik/
lang may yer lum reek phrase: used to wish someone well, especially as a drinking toast or a farewell.
Phrase
lang may yer lum reek
- Used to wish someone well, especially as a drinking toast or a farewell.
- The B[ritish] P[rinter] is much appreciated in our office. It is regarded as indispensable, and is beyond doubt the best Trade Journal. Lang may your lum reek.1895 March–April, Andrew Craighead, “‘Lang May Your Lum Reek’”, in The British Printer, volume VIII, number 44, London: Raithby, Lawrence & Co. […], →OCLC, page 117
- If he will only see that Protestantism is protected, my daily prayer shall be, "Lang may your lum reek," a prayer which warms and gladdens every Scottish heart.1896, Joseph Parker, “Note XXIX. [Concerning ‘Bits’.]”, in Might Have Been: Some Life Notes, New York, N.Y.: Frederick A[bbott] Stokes Company, →OCLC, page 187
Examples of lang may yer lum reek in a sentence
- 'And lang may yer lum reek on other folk's coal,' Jock reciprocated.2005, Peter Kerr, From Paella to Porridge: A Farewell to Mallorca and a Scottish Adventure, Chichester, West Sussex: Summersdale...
- In the event I don't see you again before you leave Glory—well, you know, cheerio, cheery-bye and lang may yer lum reek!2008, Ron Benrey, Janet Benrey, chapter 14, in Season of Glory (Love Inspired Suspense), New York, N.Y.: Steeple Hill Books, →ISBN, page...
- "Lang may yer lum reek." Angus laughs, slaps Grinning Hottie on the back, and repeats the salutation.2015, Leah Marie Brown, Finding It (An It Girl Novel), New York, N.Y.: Lyrical Press, Kensington Publishing Corp., →ISBN:
Forms of lang may yer lum reek
| alternative form | lang may your lum reek |
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Origin of lang may yer lum reek
PIE word *dlongʰos Borrowed from Scots lang may yer (or your) lum reek (expression of good wishes for one’s prosperity, literally “long may your chimney smoke”): from lang (“long”), lum (“chimney”), and reek (“of a chimney: to emit smoke”).
Words that rhyme with lang may yer lum reek
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- leak
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- week
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- boutique
- clique
- creek
- forspeak
- gleek
- unique
- bleak
- cacique
- creak
- critique
- deke
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- fleak
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- respeak
- Tajik
- teak
- technique
- tongue-in-chic
- chic
- cleek
- desqueak
- leek
- malik
- meek
- midweek
- misspeak
- physique
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- shriek
- speke
- streek
- Zeke
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- Adam's Peak
Questions about lang may yer lum reek
- What does lang may yer lum reek mean?
- Lang may yer lum reek means used to wish someone well, especially as a drinking toast or a farewell.
- How do you use lang may yer lum reek in a sentence?
- 'And lang may yer lum reek on other folk's coal,' Jock reciprocated.
- What part of speech is lang may yer lum reek?
- Lang may yer lum reek is a phrase.
- How do you pronounce lang may yer lum reek?
- Lang may yer lum reek is pronounced /ˈlæŋ meɪ jə ˌlʌm ˈɹiːk/ (UK).
Words near lang may yer lum reek in the dictionary
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