Word of the Day
for Monday 13th October 2014
Hempy \HEM-pee\
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Adjective
1. Scot. Mischievous; often in trouble for mischief. |
Quotes
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...and that there could not be a surer proof of the young hempy being
his get, than that he had been a thief...
-- John Galt, The Stolen Child, 1833 |
Origin
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Hempy comes from the late Middle English word hempi, which
meant "made of hemp." This is thought to be a dark joke about one
being fit for hanging by a hemp rope, and, by attenuation, mischievous.
Thanks to: www.dictionary.com
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