clyde

[ klahyd ]

nounSlang.
  1. (sometimes initial capital letter) a stupid, inept, or boorish person.

  2. the brain or mind.

Origin of clyde

1
Probably generic use of the personal name

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Other definitions for Clyde (2 of 2)

Clyde
[ klahyd ]

noun
  1. a river in S Scotland, flowing NW into the Firth of Clyde. 106 miles (170 km) long.

  2. Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic, in SW Scotland. 64 miles (103 km) long.

  1. a male given name: a Scottish family name, after the Clyde River.

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British Dictionary definitions for Clyde

Clyde

/ (klaɪd) /


noun
  1. Firth of Clyde an inlet of the Atlantic in SW Scotland. Length: 103 km (64 miles)

  2. a river in S Scotland, rising in South Lanarkshire and flowing northwest to the Firth of Clyde: formerly extensive shipyards. Length: 170 km (106 miles)

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