typee
Syllables: ty·pee/ˈtaipi//ˈtaɪpi/
typee noun: intense lovesickness; infatuation, limerence.
Noun (1)
typee (uncountable)
- Intense lovesickness; infatuation, limerence.
- The fact that stuck in my head, however, that the prettiest thing to one crow is another crow, a male monkey sees a female monkey the way Romeo had ‘typee’ for his Juliet.1976 June 27, Guyana Chronicle, Georgetown, Guyana: Guyana National Newspaper, →OCLC, page 6
- Stephen continued to see more of Sarah, after the Black Friday riots. He had typee for her; she was constantly in his thoughts.1994 May, Bernard Heydorn, “For Whom the Bell Tolls”, in Walk Good Guyana Boy, Newmarket, Ont.: Learning Improvement Centre, published March 1998, →ISBN, page 205
Noun (2) capitalized: Typee
Typee (plural Typees)
- A member of the Tai-pi people of Nuku Hiva in French Polynesia.
Forms of typee
| plural | Typees |
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Origin of typee
Borrowed from Guyanese Creole English typee; further origin unknown, claimed to be from an Indo-Aryan language but no etymon has been found.
Questions about typee
- What does typee mean?
- Typee means intense lovesickness; infatuation, limerence.
- What part of speech is typee?
- Typee is a noun.
- How do you pronounce typee?
- Typee is pronounced /ˈtaɪpi/ (UK).
- What is the plural of typee?
- The plural of typee is Typees.
Words near typee in the dictionary
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