Of
Scottish colloquialism, to
roar and
greet is to be very upset. To the point of tears.
"What dae ye think tae that, Tam? I ken that the cat is deed, like, but she's been roarin' and greetin' all mornin'. Gets right on ma tits, ah'm tellin' ye."
A popular phrase around the worlds of
Billy Connolly and
Irvine Welsh and, indeed, anybody in
Scotland. Spoken in the
past tense as 'roared and gret'.