different between glype vs gype

English

Alternative forms

• glipe

Noun

glype (plural glypes)

1. (Ireland, slang) A stupid and annoying person.
   • 1896, William Handling, Grandmother's Death and Other Poems [1], New Haven: George D. Bone, page 8,

     Ye wee bit rakin' cheeky glypes, / Ye'll gang nae farther noo, / A jumpin' burns and six-fit dykes, / And rashes wadin' through.

   • 2000 October 12, "panopticon1299", "Re: Justice" [2], in alt.religion.bahai, Usenet,

     Mr Lyttle is yet another glype who ignores everything of substance. Is it any wonder the AO is in such a mess when it relies on the likes of ye to be its apologists?

   • 2002 July 13, Geoff Burns, "Re: the 11th night" [3], in alt.2eggs.sausage.beans.tomatoes.2toast.largetea.cheerslove, Usenet,

     "Soozle" wan't acting the glype...

Anagrams

• PEGyl, pegyl

English

Alternative forms

• gipe

Etymology

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

Noun

gype (plural gypes)

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

Middle English

Noun

gype

1. Alternative form of jupe

Scots

Verb

tae gype (third-person singular simple present gypes, present participle gypin, simple past gypit, past participle gypit)

1. to stare in a foolish, open-mouthed fashion
2. to play the fool, make a fool of someone

Noun

gype (plural gypes)

1. foolish, awkward person, silly ass, lout

Adjective

gype (comparative mair gype, superlative maist gype)

1. very hungry, voracious, ardent, eager
2. stupid-looking, open-mouthed, amazed