affcome

Scots

Alternative forms

aff-come

Etymology

aff- +‎ come

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɑfkʌm/

Noun

affcome (plural affcomes)

outcome, result; reception(good or bad)
excuse, shift, pretext
strange saying; smart or witty remark

References

“affcome, n.” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.

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