clyde

¹ American

[klahyd] / klaɪd /

noun

Slang.

(sometimes initial capital letter) a stupid, inept, or boorish person.
the brain or mind.

Clyde ² American

[klahyd] / klaɪd /

noun

a river in S Scotland, flowing NW into the Firth of Clyde. 106 miles (170 km) long.
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic, in SW Scotland. 64 miles (103 km) long.
a male given name: a Scottish family name, after the Clyde River.

Clyde British

/ klaɪd /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of clyde

Probably generic use of the personal name

Example Sentences

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New York City is as electric as one of Clyde Frazier’s blazers.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

Two decades of gloom all but wiped out the gauzy memories of the gutty mid-90s teams and the Nixon-era titles with Clyde, Pearl, DeBusschere and Willis Reed hobbling out from the tunnel.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

Primm Valley, Whiskey Pete’s and Buffalo Bill’s all hosted at one time the famed Bonnie and Clyde V-8 Ford riddled with more than 100 bullets in 1934.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

The Clyde was once busy with vessels transporting passengers in the past with 11 ferries reportedly operating in the 1850s.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

She noted that he hadn’t relocked the door after he let in Clyde.

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman

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