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glype

glype noun: a stupid and annoying person.

Noun

glype (plural glypes)

  1. (Ireland, slang) A stupid and annoying person.
    • Ye wee bit rakin' cheeky glypes, / Ye'll gang nae farther noo, / A jumpin' burns and six-fit dykes, / And rashes wadin' through.1896, William Handling, Grandmother's Death and Other Poems http://books.google.com/books?id=pqgtAAAAMAAJ, New Haven: George D. Bone, page 8
    • Mr Lyttle is yet another glype who ignores everything of substance. Is it any wonder the AO is in such a mess when it relies on the likes of ye to be its apologists?2000 October 12, panopticon1299, “Re: Justice”, in alt.religion.bahai (Usenet)

Forms of glype

pluralglypes
alternative formglipe

Questions about glype

What does glype mean?
Glype means a stupid and annoying person.
What part of speech is glype?
Glype is a noun.
What is the plural of glype?
The plural of glype is glypes.

Words near glype in the dictionary

  1. glyoxylic acid
  2. glyoxylin
  3. glyoxyline
  4. glyoxysome
  5. glyoxysomes
  6. glype
  7. glypes
  8. glyph
  9. glypheid
  10. glypheids
  11. glyphic

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