English · Idiom Historical

To answer more Scotico

Preserved but no longer current.

Meaning · English

To divert the direct question by starting another question or subject.

Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)

Sources & notes

Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.

Topics: Historical slang (1800s)

Common questions

What does “To answer more Scotico” mean?

To divert the direct question by starting another question or subject.

Is “To answer more Scotico” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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