Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A foolish or thoughtless young woman.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. Scot. A foolish or thoughtless young person, esp. a slothful or slovenly woman.
Examples
“Will ye marry a taupie that has nae recommendation but a doll's face, and bring shame and sorrow to your door? ”
“Nay, so far did she carry her complaisance, that when Tyrrel crossed the kitchen to recover his saddle-bags, she formally rebuked Eppie for an idle taupie, for not carrying the gentleman's things to his room.”
“Nay, so far did she carry her complaisance, that when Tyrrel crossed the kitchen to recover his saddle-bags, she formally rebuked Eppie for an idle taupie, for not carrying the gentleman’s things to his room.”
““I’se tell thee what thou is now — thou’s a crazed hellicat Bess o’ Bedlam, that sall taste naething but bread and water for a fortnight, to serve ye for the plague ye hae gien me — and ower gude for ye, ye idle taupie!””
“o 'Bedlam, that sall taste naething but bread and water for a fortnight, to serve ye for the plague ye hae gien me --- and ower gude for ye, ye idle taupie!' ”
“Bedlam, that sall taste naething but bread and water for a fortnight, to serve ye for the plague ye hae gien me -- and ower gude for ye, ye idle taupie! ”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘taupie’.
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Rognons of Random Palavery
Another of my random palavery lists for terms and phrases that don't fit into any of my other lists.
priorship, exigeant, refectory, reestablish, capper, reesed, quar, reprune, orificial, reaming-iron, terminist, terminism and 3097 more...
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Obnoxious Company
I feel like I have such a negative mind-set for doing lists like these, haha! But they are fun words to use in writing, anyway- especially when writing big-headed characters that like to insult peo...
harridan, groise, grinagog, frippet, belluine, dangleation, irascible, malingerer, chiseler, soubrette, acrasial, bruit and 31 more...
Tweets
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jinglebelljosie also "tawpie"
a scatterbrained, untidy, careless young woman Feb 24, 2009