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gype

noun
\ ˈgīp\
plural -s

Definition of gype

 (Entry 1 of 2)

Scottish
: fool

gype

intransitive verb
\ "\
-ed/-ing/-s

Definition of gype (Entry 2 of 2)

Scottish
: to stare like a fool

History and Etymology for gype

Noun

of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse geip nonsense, geipa to talk nonsense, gīpr mouth, throat, Norwegian dialect geipa to talk nonsense; akin to Middle Dutch gīpen to gasp, Old English gīpian, geonian to yawn

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