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gype

gype noun: fool; clumsy, awkward person.

Noun

gype (plural gypes)

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

Forms of gype

pluralgypes
alternative formgipe

Origin of gype

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

Questions about gype

What does gype mean?
Gype means fool; clumsy, awkward person.
What part of speech is gype?
Gype is a noun.
What is the plural of gype?
The plural of gype is gypes.

Words near gype in the dictionary

  1. gypboard
  2. gypcrete
  3. gypcretes
  4. gypcrust
  5. gypcrusts
  6. gype
  7. gypenoside
  8. gypenosides
  9. gypes
  10. gyplure
  11. gypo

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