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Glype vs Glyme - What's the difference?

glype | glyme |

As nouns the difference between glype and glyme

is that glype is (ireland|slang) an annoying idiot while glyme is (organic compound) dimethoxyethane.

glype

English

Alternative forms

*glipe

Noun

(en noun)
  • (Ireland, slang) An annoying idiot.
  • *1896 , William Handling, Grandmother's Death and Other Poems [http://books.google.com/books?id=pqgtAAAAMAAJ], New Haven: George D. Bone, page 8,
  • *:Ye wee bit rakin' cheeky glypes , / Ye'll gang nae farther noo, / A jumpin' burns and six-fit dykes, / And rashes wadin' through.
  • *2000 October 12, "panopticon1299", "Re: Justice" [http://groups.google.com/group/alt.religion.bahai/msg/44bb1f41f3b33dff], in alt.religion.bahai, Usenet ,
  • *:Mr Lyttle is yet another glype who ignores everything of substance. Is it any wonder the AO is in such a mess when it relies on the likes of ye to be its apologists?
  • *2002 July 13, Geoff Burns, "Re: the 11th night" [http://groups.google.com/group/alt.2eggs.sausage.beans.tomatoes.2toast.largetea.cheerslove/msg/d0b601a1afc674d2], in alt.2eggs.sausage.beans.tomatoes.2toast.largetea.cheerslove, Usenet ,
  • *:"Soozle" wan't acting the glype ...

    • glyme

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (organic compound) dimethoxyethane