clyde

¹

[klahyd]

noun

Slang.

1. (sometimes initial capital letter),  a stupid, inept, or boorish person.

2. the brain or mind.

Clyde

²

[klahyd]

noun

1. a river in S Scotland, flowing NW into the Firth of Clyde. 106 miles (170 km) long.

2. Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic, in SW Scotland. 64 miles (103 km) long.

3. a male given name: a Scottish family name, after the Clyde River.

Clyde

/ klaɪd /

noun

1. an inlet of the Atlantic in SW Scotland. Length: 103 km (64 miles)

2. a river in S Scotland, rising in South Lanarkshire and flowing northwest to the Firth of Clyde: formerly extensive shipyards. Length: 170 km (106 miles)

Word History and Origins

Origin of clyde¹

Probably generic use of the personal name

Example Sentences

All staff left the building beside the River Clyde when a fire alarm sounded at about 06:30.

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According to the FBI, she was one of the most unusual bank robbers of her generation, a modern-day Bonnie without a Clyde, who always worked alone, never using a partner to operate as her lookout or drive the getaway car.

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This got fans excited, especially when some realised it was the date of Bonnie and Clyde's funeral.

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John Clyde decamped to his home in upstate New York after the pandemic emptied Manhattan’s streets.

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“I want to be there and experience it up close,” Clyde said.

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