Gilly Gaupus (Grose 1811 Dictionary)

Gilly Gaupus

A Scotch term for a tall awkward fellow.

Definition taken from The 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, originally by Francis Grose.

Gills * Gilt

Nearby

Nathan Bailey's 1736 Dictionary of canting and thieving slang

John S. Farmer's collection of canting songs and slang rhymes

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Gifts
Gift of the Gab
Gigg
Gigger
To Giggle
Giles’s
Gilflurt
Gill
Gills
Gilly Gaupus
Gilt
Gimblet-eyed
Gimcrack
Gin Spinner
Gingambobs
Ginger-pated
Gingerbread
Gingerbread Work
Gingerly
Ginny