gype
English
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editEtymology
editFrom Scots gype (“foolish, awkward person”). Compare Old Norse geip (“nonsense”).
Noun
editgype (plural gypes)
Middle English
editNoun
editgype
- Alternative form of jupe
Scots
editVerb
edittae gype (third-person singular simple present gypes, present participle gypin, simple past gypit, past participle gypit)
- to stare in a foolish, open-mouthed fashion
- to play the fool, make a fool of someone
Noun
editgype (plural gypes)
Adjective
editgype (comparative mair gype, superlative maist gype)