gilly-gaupusn.adj.

Brit.

/ɡɪlɪˈɡɔːpəs/, U.S.

/ˈɡɪliˌɡɔpəs/,

/ˈɡɪliˌɡɑpəs/, Scottish English

/ɡɪlɪˈɡɔpəs/

Forms:

α. 1700s gilliegachus, 1700s gilliegaukie, 1700s gilly-gacus, 1800s gillie-gawkie, 1800s gilliegacus, 1800s gilligacus, 1800s gilly-cacus, 1800s– gilly-gawkie, 1900s– gillygawker.

β. 1700s gillegapous, 1700s gillegapus, 1700s gily-gawpy, 1700s–1800s gilly gaupus, 1800s gillie-gaupie, 1800s gilliegapus, 1800s gilly-gapus, 1800s gillygaupie, 1800s gillygawpie, 1800s gillygawpock, 1800s gullie-gaupus, 1800s– gilly-gawpus, 2000s– gilly-gaupus.

Origin: Of unknown origin.

Etymology: Origin unknown.With the first element perhaps compare ghillie n. With the second element compare later gawpus n. In various forms showing alteration after -ous suffix, -y suffix⁶, -er suffix¹, -ock suffix.

Originally and chiefly Scottish. Now rare.

A. n.

A foolish or silly person, a simpleton; a person who is lanky, awkward, or stares stupidly.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > one who sees > [noun] > starer or gazer

gazer1548

starer1600

gogglea1625

stare-about1631

gapera1637

gloater1659

ogler1692

gilly-gaupus?1719

gape-seed1885

gongoozler1904

gawker1951

gawper1965

the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > stupid, foolish, or inadequate person > foolish person, fool > fool, simpleton > [noun]

boinarda1300

daffc1325

goky1377

nicea1393

unwiseman1400

totc1425

alphinc1440

dawc1500

hoddypeak1500

dawpatea1529

hoddypolla1529

noddy1534

kimec1535

coxcomb1542

sheep1542

sheep's head1542

goose1547

dawcock1556

nodgecock1566

peak-goosea1568

hottie tottie?c1570

Tom Towly1582

wittol1588

goose-cap1589

nodgecomb1592

ninny1593

chicken1600

fopdoodle16..

hoddy-noddy1600

hoddy-doddy1601

peagoose1606

fopster1607

nazold1607

nupson1607

wigeon1607

fondrel1613

simpleton1639

pigwidgeon1640

simpletonian1652

Tony1654

nizy1673

Simple Simon?1673

Tom Farthing1674

totty-head1680

cockcomb1684

cod1699

nikin1699

sap-pate1699

simpkin1699

mackninnya1706

gilly-gaupus?1719

noodle1720

sapskull1735

gobbin?1746

Judy1781

zanya1784

spoony1795

sap-head1798

spoon1799

gomerel1814

sap1815

neddy1818

milestone1819

sunket1823

sunketa1825

gawp1825

gawpy1825

gawpus1826

Tomnoddy1826

Sammy1828

tammie norie1828

Tommy1828

gom1834

noodlehead1835

nowmun1854

gum-sucker1855

flat-head1862

peggy1869

noodledum1883

jay1884

toot1888

peanut head1891

simp1903

sappyhead1922

Arkie1927

putz1928

steamer1932

jerk-off1939

drongo1942

galah1945

Charley1946

nong-nong1959

mouth-breather1979

twonk1981

the world > life > the body > bodily height > tallness > [noun] > and thinness > person

lungis1572

gangrel1582

slangrel1592

maypole1600

slangam1611

mackerel-back1674

spider-catcher1699

gilly-gaupus?1719

tangle1778

beanpole1798

windlestraw1818

lankyc1863

narrowback1921

leptosome1931

string-bean1936

streak1941

α.

?1719 A. Ramsay in A. Ramsay & W. Hamilton Familiar Epist. iii. 22 Sweet Flaccus, Wha nane e'er thought a Gillygacus.

a1779 D. Graham Coll. Writings (1883) II. 139 He has twa gigglet gilliegaukies o' dochters.

1805 J. Fleming Poems 10 Ay blethrin' like a gilligacus.

1835 J. Hogg Tales Wars Montrose I. 73 You mouse-trap, you gillie-gawkie, I say go away hame.

1957 T. B. Costain Son of Hundred Kings iii. ii. 350 ‘I can't dance.’... ‘You've got to learn sometime. You can't go through life without dancing like a—a gillygawker.’

β. 1724 A. Ramsay Monk & Miller's Wife in Health (new ed.) 71 Think ye this Youth's a Gily-gawpy.a1791 F. Grose Olio (1796) 112 You careless gilly gaupus, you break more lime ware than your head's worth.1823 Scots Mag. June 683 Flingin' awa' twa or three pounds for a [grave] stane, made by some gilly-gapus.1874 A. Hislop Bk. Sc. Anecd. 245/1 Snuff that candle there; can ye no snuff it, callant, and no stan' gaping there like a gilly-gawpus.2003 Financial Times (Nexis) 13 Dec. (Weekend Mag.) 31 Finding the Christmas shopping moliminous? Do you think the whole event is..over-promoted by kakistocracy and the gilly-gaupus?

B. adj.

Foolish, stupid, awkward.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > [adjective]

unwittyc1000

heartlessa1382

meana1387

conceitless?c1425

insensuat1508

insensate1528

insensible?1531

miskenning1533

unsensible1560

witless1562

unfraught1587

unconceiving1593

stupid1595

small-knowing1598

surd1601

ununderstanding1611

unapprehensible1613

unperceiving?1623

unapprehensive1624

inapprehending1652

incomprehensive1652

inapprehensive1653

impenetrative1684

blind1692

uncomprehensive1694

unpenetrating1701

unmeaning1704

vacant1712

gilly-gaupus1754

unacute1775

unapprehending1794

unpenetrative1795

unwitted1828

uncomprehending1838

irrecognizant1845

vacuous1848

incomprehending1881

mush-headed1884

wantwit1894

doofus1967

acerebral1968

brain-dead1972

goofus1981

1754 R. Forbes Jrnl. London to Portsmouth in tr. Ovid Ajax his Speech (new ed.) 24 Our great gille-gapous follow o' a coach-man turned o'er our gallant cart.

1823 W. Tennant Cardinal Beaton 26 The Cardinal's ain lang gilly-gapus dochter, Tibbie Beaton.

1954 R. Hamilton in Sc. National Dict. (1976) IV. 294/3 [Midlothian] Git on wi' the wark an no stan' there an look sae gilly-gawkie.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	gilly-gaupus
释义	gilly-gaupusn.adj. Brit. /ɡɪlɪˈɡɔːpəs/, U.S. /ˈɡɪliˌɡɔpəs/, /ˈɡɪliˌɡɑpəs/, Scottish English /ɡɪlɪˈɡɔpəs/ Forms: α. 1700s gilliegachus, 1700s gilliegaukie, 1700s gilly-gacus, 1800s gillie-gawkie, 1800s gilliegacus, 1800s gilligacus, 1800s gilly-cacus, 1800s– gilly-gawkie, 1900s– gillygawker. β. 1700s gillegapous, 1700s gillegapus, 1700s gily-gawpy, 1700s–1800s gilly gaupus, 1800s gillie-gaupie, 1800s gilliegapus, 1800s gilly-gapus, 1800s gillygaupie, 1800s gillygawpie, 1800s gillygawpock, 1800s gullie-gaupus, 1800s– gilly-gawpus, 2000s– gilly-gaupus. Origin: Of unknown origin. Etymology: Origin unknown.With the first element perhaps compare ghillie n. With the second element compare later gawpus n. In various forms showing alteration after -ous suffix, -y suffix⁶, -er suffix¹, -ock suffix. Originally and chiefly Scottish. Now rare. A. n. A foolish or silly person, a simpleton; a person who is lanky, awkward, or stares stupidly. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > one who sees > [noun] > starer or gazer gazer1548 starer1600 gogglea1625 stare-about1631 gapera1637 gloater1659 ogler1692 gilly-gaupus?1719 gape-seed1885 gongoozler1904 gawker1951 gawper1965 the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > stupid, foolish, or inadequate person > foolish person, fool > fool, simpleton > [noun] boinarda1300 daffc1325 goky1377 nicea1393 unwiseman1400 totc1425 alphinc1440 dawc1500 hoddypeak1500 dawpatea1529 hoddypolla1529 noddy1534 kimec1535 coxcomb1542 sheep1542 sheep's head1542 goose1547 dawcock1556 nodgecock1566 peak-goosea1568 hottie tottie?c1570 Tom Towly1582 wittol1588 goose-cap1589 nodgecomb1592 ninny1593 chicken1600 fopdoodle16.. hoddy-noddy1600 hoddy-doddy1601 peagoose1606 fopster1607 nazold1607 nupson1607 wigeon1607 fondrel1613 simpleton1639 pigwidgeon1640 simpletonian1652 Tony1654 nizy1673 Simple Simon?1673 Tom Farthing1674 totty-head1680 cockcomb1684 cod1699 nikin1699 sap-pate1699 simpkin1699 mackninnya1706 gilly-gaupus?1719 noodle1720 sapskull1735 gobbin?1746 Judy1781 zanya1784 spoony1795 sap-head1798 spoon1799 gomerel1814 sap1815 neddy1818 milestone1819 sunket1823 sunketa1825 gawp1825 gawpy1825 gawpus1826 Tomnoddy1826 Sammy1828 tammie norie1828 Tommy1828 gom1834 noodlehead1835 nowmun1854 gum-sucker1855 flat-head1862 peggy1869 noodledum1883 jay1884 toot1888 peanut head1891 simp1903 sappyhead1922 Arkie1927 putz1928 steamer1932 jerk-off1939 drongo1942 galah1945 Charley1946 nong-nong1959 mouth-breather1979 twonk1981 the world > life > the body > bodily height > tallness > [noun] > and thinness > person lungis1572 gangrel1582 slangrel1592 maypole1600 slangam1611 mackerel-back1674 spider-catcher1699 gilly-gaupus?1719 tangle1778 beanpole1798 windlestraw1818 lankyc1863 narrowback1921 leptosome1931 string-bean1936 streak1941 α. ?1719 A. Ramsay in A. Ramsay & W. Hamilton Familiar Epist. iii. 22 Sweet Flaccus, Wha nane e'er thought a Gillygacus. a1779 D. Graham Coll. Writings (1883) II. 139 He has twa gigglet gilliegaukies o' dochters. 1805 J. Fleming Poems 10 Ay blethrin' like a gilligacus. 1835 J. Hogg Tales Wars Montrose I. 73 You mouse-trap, you gillie-gawkie, I say go away hame. 1957 T. B. Costain Son of Hundred Kings iii. ii. 350 ‘I can't dance.’... ‘You've got to learn sometime. You can't go through life without dancing like a—a gillygawker.’ β. 1724 A. Ramsay Monk & Miller's Wife in Health (new ed.) 71 Think ye this Youth's a Gily-gawpy.a1791 F. Grose Olio (1796) 112 You careless gilly gaupus, you break more lime ware than your head's worth.1823 Scots Mag. June 683 Flingin' awa' twa or three pounds for a [grave] stane, made by some gilly-gapus.1874 A. Hislop Bk. Sc. Anecd. 245/1 Snuff that candle there; can ye no snuff it, callant, and no stan' gaping there like a gilly-gawpus.2003 Financial Times (Nexis) 13 Dec. (Weekend Mag.) 31 Finding the Christmas shopping moliminous? Do you think the whole event is..over-promoted by kakistocracy and the gilly-gaupus? B. adj. Foolish, stupid, awkward. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > [adjective] unwittyc1000 heartlessa1382 meana1387 conceitless?c1425 insensuat1508 insensate1528 insensible?1531 miskenning1533 unsensible1560 witless1562 unfraught1587 unconceiving1593 stupid1595 small-knowing1598 surd1601 ununderstanding1611 unapprehensible1613 unperceiving?1623 unapprehensive1624 inapprehending1652 incomprehensive1652 inapprehensive1653 impenetrative1684 blind1692 uncomprehensive1694 unpenetrating1701 unmeaning1704 vacant1712 gilly-gaupus1754 unacute1775 unapprehending1794 unpenetrative1795 unwitted1828 uncomprehending1838 irrecognizant1845 vacuous1848 incomprehending1881 mush-headed1884 wantwit1894 doofus1967 acerebral1968 brain-dead1972 goofus1981 1754 R. Forbes Jrnl. London to Portsmouth in tr. Ovid Ajax his Speech (new ed.) 24 Our great gille-gapous follow o' a coach-man turned o'er our gallant cart. 1823 W. Tennant Cardinal Beaton 26 The Cardinal's ain lang gilly-gapus dochter, Tibbie Beaton. 1954 R. Hamilton in Sc. National Dict. (1976) IV. 294/3 [Midlothian] Git on wi' the wark an no stan' there an look sae gilly-gawkie. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.?1719
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