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Tyke vs Judy - What's the difference?

tyke | judy |

As proper nouns the difference between tyke and judy

is that tyke is a dialect, also known as yorkshire, spoken in the county of yorkshire while judy is a diminutive of judith, also used as a formal female given name.

As a noun tyke

is (uk|informal) a yorkshireman or yorkshirewoman; a yorkshire person.

tyke

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (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

    • Synonyms

    *(mongrel dog) mongrel, mutt * ankle-biter, nipper, tot

    Related terms

    * Tyke

    Anagrams

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    judy

    English

    Alternative forms

    * Judie

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • A diminutive of Judith, also used as a formal female given name.

    • Related terms

    * Jodie * Jody * Jude * Punch and Judy

    Quotations

    * 1931 Rose Fyleman: Punch and Judy : *: "Punch," said Judy , *: "You're looking moody." *: "Judy ," said Punch, *: "I want my lunch ." * 1989 Judy Carter: Stand-up Comedy: A Book Dell Publ.1989. ISBN 0440502438 page 35: *: I've never met an old person named Judy'. Now that's true. Maybe something happens to girls with young names like Debby, ' Judy , and Susie. At a certain age they make you change it to Doris, Edna, or Myrtle. English diminutives of female given names