glype

In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.

Meaning · English

A stupid and annoying person.

Register: slang

Where it’s used: Used American English

Examples

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

Quoted attestation: 1896, William Handling, Grandmother's Death and Other Poems http://books.google.com/books?id=pqgtAAAAMAAJ, New Haven: George D. Bone, page 8,

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “glype” mean?

A stupid and annoying person.

Is “glype” formal or informal?

glype is generally slang.