Kyke vs Tyke - What's the difference?
kyke | tyke |
(obsolete) To look steadfastly; to gaze.
(dialectal) A mongrel dog.
(slang) A small child, especially a cheeky or mischievous one
# (Canadian) An initiation level of sports competition for young children
(dated, chiefly, British) A crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement
(UK, informal) A person from Yorkshire; a Yorkshireman or Yorkshirewoman
(Australian, NZ, informal, derogatory) A Roman Catholic
As a verb kyke
is to look steadfastly; to gaze.As a noun tyke is
a mongrel dog.As a proper noun Tyke is
a dialect, also known as Yorkshire, spoken in the county of Yorkshire.kyke
English
Alternative forms
* keke * kikeVerb
(kyk)- This Nicholas sat ever gaping upright, / As he had kyked on the newe moon. — Chaucer.
