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In fact, in Scotland it can be heard as a term of endearment.

In Scotland you can get away with using it to the police as long as you inflect it in a half decent way.

You'll be told to fuck off mind you, but it is all banter.

* I accept no responsibility for any foreigners who get locked up on this advice. Do not try it without a Scottish accent.

I think it's probably safe to leave it as ``Do not try it''. I have a Scottish accent, and I certainly wouldn't dare try it.

Maybe it's a Central Belt thing? In the Highlands, you wouldn't get away with saying that to the police.

It all comes down to whether you are a good cunt or a bad cunt.