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Rowie Added to the Oxford English Dictionary

  • Submitted by: Jack Middleton, Aberdeen Central, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 July 2026
  • Motion type: Standard Motion
  • Motion reference: S7M-00644

That the Parliament welcomes the news that rowie has finally been added to the Oxford English Dictionary; recognises that the north east roll was invented in the 19th century for fisherman to keep longer than bread; notes that the first evidence of the name rowie in print was found in the Aberdeen Journal in 1898; understands that the rowie was temporarily banned by the Ministry of Food during The Great War due to shortages of lard; remembers that health guru, Gillian McKeith, also tried to ban rowies in 2006 as she felt they were too unhealthy; agrees that the proper name is a rowie, or an Aberdeen roll, never a buttery, and celebrates the distinct Doric dialect that is an intrinsic part of the culture in the north east of Scotland.


Supported by: Colin Beattie, Dawn Black, Miles Briggs, Finlay Carson, Maggie Chapman, Martyn Day, Clare Haughey, Fulton MacGregor, Stuart McMillan, Laura Mitchell, Paul Sweeney, David Torrance