Etymology

gype

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Today it means: fool; clumsy, awkward person Full definition →

Scots gype
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  1. Scots · derived fromgype“foolish, awkward person”
  2. English todaygype

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

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