In Scotland a "besom" or "bissum" used to be a mild term of abuse, usually aimed at women, eg "Ya wee besom!" I wonder if there's a connection.
In Scotland a "besom" or "bissum" used to be a mild term of abuse, usually aimed at women, eg "Ya wee besom!" I wonder if there's a connection.
I did see that while I was doing research but I never connected the two I thought it might have been in connection with children, I was not sure.