noun
1.
a child, especially a small boy.
2.
any small child.
3.
a cur; mongrel.
4.
Chiefly Scot. a low, contemptible fellow; boor.
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| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
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noun
Australia and New Zealand Informal. a Roman Catholic.
Also, tike.
Origin:
1940–45; compare Ulster English Taig contemptuous term for a Roman Catholic Irishman, archaic English teague derogatory name for an Irishman < Irish Tadhg a common personal name
1940–45; compare Ulster English Taig contemptuous term for a Roman Catholic Irishman, archaic English teague derogatory name for an Irishman < Irish Tadhg a common personal name
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tyke or tike (taɪk) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a dog, esp a mongrel |
| 2. | informal a small or cheeky child: used esp in affectionate reproof |
| 3. | dialect (Brit) a rough ill-mannered person |
| 4. | slang, offensive often (Brit) Also called: Yorkshire tyke a person from Yorkshire |
| 5. | slang, offensive (Austral) a Roman Catholic |
| [C14: from Old Norse tīk bitch] | |
| tike or tike | |
| —n | |
| [C14: from Old Norse tīk bitch] | |
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Word Origin & History
tyke
c.1400, "cur, mongrel," from O.N. tik "bitch," related to M.L.G. tike. Also applied to a low-bred or lazy man. The meaning "child" is from 1902, though it was used in playful reproof from 1894.
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