tawpie

English

Etymology

Of Scandinavian origin, akin to Norwegian tåpe 'simpleton'

Noun

tawpie (plural tawpies)

  1. (chiefly Scotland) foolish or awkward youngster
    • 1787, Robert Burns, Epistle to William Creech:
      Now gawkies, tawpies, gowks, and fools, / Frae colleges and boarding-schools,

See also

References
  • Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, Springfield, Massachusetts, G.&C. Merriam Co., 1967
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