tawpie

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noun

foolish or awkward youngster

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Meanings

nountawpie (plural tawpies)

plural tawpies

  1. Scotlandfoolish or awkward youngster

    Now gawkies, tawpies, gowks, and fools, / Frae colleges and boarding-schools,

    1787, Robert Burns, Epistle to William Creech

Origin

Of Scandinavian origin, akin to Norwegian tåpe 'simpleton'

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APA

tawpie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tawpie

MLA

“tawpie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tawpie. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tawpie,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tawpie.

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