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Scottish monster, familiarly
Answer for the clue "Scottish monster, familiarly ", 6 letters:
nessie
Alternative clues for the word nessie
- Monster perhaps living in a Scottish lake (informal)
- Unlikely Scottish sight
- Legendary loch beast
- Subject of the 1934 "surgeon's photograph"
- A monster's head that is attached to rear
- Supermarket tabloid subject
- I live underwater. I may be seen in German city in 12
- Boon to Scottish tourism
- Large aquatic animal supposed to resemble a serpent or plesiosaur of Loch Ness in Scotland
Word definitions for nessie in dictionaries
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
colloquial name of the "Loch Ness monster," 1945. The loch is named for the river Ness , probably from an Old Celtic word meaning "roaring one."
Usage examples of nessie.
Much of the merchandise in the shops is generic dotcom trash, vying for the title of Japanese-Scottish souvenir-from-hell: Puroland tartans, animatronic Nessies hissing bad-temperedly at knee level, second-hand schleptops.
Much of the merchandise in the shops is generic dot-com trash, vying for the title of Japanese–Scottish souvenir from hell: Puroland tartans, animatronic Nessies hissing bad-temperedly at knee level, second hand laptops.
Nessie lumbers on, oblivious, her red-rimmed eyes indicating to anyone knowledgeable about these creatures that she's high as a kite on a double dose of reptile tranquilizer.