Clep

name, verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    Alternative form of clepe. alt-of, alternative

    ""They clep you Little Musgrave," she said."

  2. 2
    To chatter, gossip, tell tales. dialectal
  3. 3
    To tattle. dialectal
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of College Level Examination Program. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Synonyms

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bewrayblabblathercagcallcarp

Example

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""They clep you Little Musgrave," she said."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English clepen, from Old English cleopian, clipian.

Etymology 2

From Middle English cleppen, from Old English *cleppan, clæppan, from Proto-West Germanic *klappijan. Cognate with Dutch kleppen (“to chatter”).

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