guising.

'Why are they guisers sae soor faced?'

'Cos they're no guisin' that's why.'

Translated:

guising: to go round your neighbours and friends, in fancy dress, offering entertainment in exchange for gifts. Takes place on Halloween; 31st of October - not to be confused with the American imported blackmail of 'trick or treat'.

'Why do those guisers over there have such sour expressions on their faces?'

'Because, in the first place, they are not guisers, and secondly, they are not able to take part in the act of guising, that is why.'

01, Nov, 2000.