fash

A child fashes their parent with endless questions.

Definition

1. Noun (Scottish):

   • Trouble or annoyance: "fash" refers to a state of worry, bother, or vexation.
   • A nuisance: something that causes inconvenience or distress.

2. Verb (Scottish):

   • To trouble or vex: to cause someone worry, irritation, or discomfort.
   • To bother: to disturb or pester someone.

Usage Examples

• Noun:

  • Dinnae fash yersel' aboot it. (Do not worry yourself about it. – Here "fash" is used as a verb in the imperative, but the noun form is rare; see verb examples below for typical usage.)
  • He's aye in a fash. (He is always in a state of annoyance.)

• Verb:

  • She fashed herself ower the wee bairn. (She worried herself over the little child.)
  • Dinnae fash me while I'm workin'. (Do not bother me while I am working.)

Advanced Usage

• "to fash yersel": a common Scottish phrase meaning "to worry or trouble oneself."

  • Fash yersel' nae mair aboot it. (Worry yourself no more about it.)

• "nae fash": an expression meaning "no bother" or "no trouble."

  • It's nae fash at a'. (It is no trouble at all.)

Variants and Related Words

• Fashed (adj): worried, annoyed, or troubled.

  • He was a' fashed aboot the weather. (He was very worried about the weather.)

• Fashious (adj, Scottish): causing trouble or annoyance; troublesome.

  • The fashious bairn wadnae sit still. (The troublesome child would not sit still.)

Synonyms

• Bother: to cause trouble or worry to someone.
• Vex: to make someone feel annoyed, frustrated, or worried.
• Annoy: to irritate or disturb slightly.
• Trouble: to cause distress or inconvenience.

Phrasal Verbs

• Fash ower: to worry excessively about something.

  • She fashed ower the exam results. (She worried excessively about the exam results.)

• Fash wi': to bother or interfere with someone or something.

  • Dinnae fash wi' that auld machine. (Do not bother with that old machine.)

Related Idioms

• "A fash o' naething": a great fuss about nothing.

  • It's a fash o' naething – a' will be weel. (It is a great fuss about nothing – all will be well.)

• "To hae a fash": to be in a state of worry or annoyance.

  • He had a fash aboot the lost key. (He was in a state of worry about the lost key.)