Every once in a while I get an email from this site, wordgenius.com. It's usually about a particular word or a phrase but this time it was about Scottish words, in particular some of those words that those of us in the states might not know. I knew a few of them but was totally lost on this one:
Kenspeckle -- Good luck flying under the radar in Scotland. A particularly recognizable or conspicuous person is known as kenspeckle.
It comes from mid 16th century: of Scandinavian origin, probably based on Old Norse kenna ‘know, perceive’ and spak-, spek- ‘wise or wisdom’. I'm sure you all will recognize these kenspeckles:
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