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hempy

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hemp⋅y

[hem-pee]
–adjective Scot.
mischievous; often in trouble for mischief.

Origin:
1400–50; late ME hempi made of hemp (see hemp, -y 1 ); hence, fit for hanging by a hemp rope, and, by attenuation, mischievous
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