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Definition of “Auld Reekie”

Auld Reekie (ˈriːkɪ )

literally: Old Smoky

Eighteenth-century Edinburgh (" Auld Reekie ") was so overcrowded and malodorous that the whiff was apparent miles away.

Times, Sunday Times (2002)

This year's trip to Auld Reekie will be both business and pleasure.

Glasgow Herald (2001)

When I forget thee, Auld Reekie , may my right hand forget its cunning!

Claire Harman ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON (2005)

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