Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

taupie

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: taupie
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A foolish or thoughtless young person, especially a lazy or slovenly woman.

Example Sentences

""Peter! Peer man, aw doot he hisna sol't 's beets wi' 's transack amo' the lasses. But an' he war goodman o' 'Newtoon,' 's Dawvid ca's 't, an' Mary Howie needin' to gae awa' to the frem't, she maybe winna be sae saucy, aiven though an inhaudin, unedicat taupie chiel in a kwintra chop sud be garrin 'er troo that he 's wuntin' 'er—Fat sorra wud he wunt 'er for but to get 's han's o' the siller that Gushet 's len'it 'im, or I 'm sair mista'en?""

Etymology

Related to words in various Scandinavian languages meaning "fool". For example, Norwegian tåp, Danish taabe, and Swahili tåpig.

Inflected Forms

taupies (plural) tawpie (alternative)

Derived Forms

taupiet tapiness

Questions

What does taupie mean?: A foolish or thoughtless young person, especially a lazy or slovenly woman.
Where does taupie come from?: Related to words in various Scandinavian languages meaning "fool". For example, Norwegian tåp, Danish taabe, and Swahili tåpig.

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