Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
liripipium . - noun A degree of learning or knowledge worthy the wearer of a liripoop; acuteness; smartness; a smart trick.
- noun A silly person: as, “a young lirrypoop,”
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun obsolete A pendent part of the old clerical tippet; afterwards, a tippet; a scarf; -- worn also by doctors, learned men, etc.
- noun obsolete Acuteness; smartness; also, a smart trick or stratagem.
- noun obsolete A silly person.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun obsolete A
pendent part of the oldclerical tippet . - noun obsolete A
tippet ; ascarf ; worn also by doctors, learned men, etc. - noun obsolete
acuteness ;smartness - noun obsolete A smart
trick orstratagem . - noun obsolete A silly person.
Etymologies
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Old French liripipion, liripion, Latin liripipium. Said to be corrupted from Latin cleri ephippium, the clergy's caparison.
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tbtabby commented on the word liripoop
Noun: A silly creature.
October 3, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word liripoop
Like clinchpoop, only different?
October 3, 2008
reesetee commented on the word liripoop
Compare liripipe.
October 3, 2008
avivamagnolia commented on the word liripoop
Also, liripipion, liripion, LL. liripipium. Said to be corrupted from L. cleri ephippium, literally, the clergy's caparison.]
1. A pendent part of the old clerical tippet; afterwards, a tippet; a scarf; worn also by doctors, learned men, and so on.
2. Acuteness; smartness; also, a smart trick or stratagem.
3. A silly person.
4. A silly, empty creature; an old dotard.
January 19, 2009
yarb commented on the word liripoop
Heere was a wily wench had her liripoop without book, she was not to seeke in her knackes and shifts: such are all women, not one of them but hath a cloak for the raine, and can bleare her husbands eyes as she list.
- Thomas Nashe, The Unfortunate Traveller, 1594
April 14, 2010