Gype

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    fool; clumsy, awkward person Ulster
  2. 2
    long-legged person Ulster
  3. 3
    silly boy Ulster

Etymology

From Scots gype (“foolish, awkward person”). Compare Old Norse geip (“nonsense”).

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