boorach

Etymology 1
From. The semantic development, already in Gaelic and continued in Scots, seems to go from digging, to digging a mound or trench, to a mess. The sense of mess or confusion presumably comes from the idea of disturbing the earth by digging, or from the confusion of things being thrown in a heap. In the sense of chaotic incompetence, the word enjoyed an upsurge in popularity in 2019 after being used several times in parliament.

Descendants

 * Scots clusterboorach

Etymology 2
Some sources link this with etymology 1, a stone cottage being an extension of earthworks. Others derive it from, from Old English bur (cf. modern English ) and -ock.

Noun

 * 1) humble or inadequate  (now mainly Angus)