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gup

1 American  
[guhp] / gʌp /

noun

  • gups
    plural
  1. Martial Arts, Informal. anyone below the rank of black belt.

  2. guppy.


gup 2 American  
[guhp] / gʌp /

noun

  • gups
    plural
  1. Indian English. gossip or idle talk.


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Even station gup had not as yet linked Raynier’s name with that of Hilda Clive.

From The Sirdar's Oath A Tale of the North-West Frontier by Bertram Mitford

I say," continued the Cherub, for Langdon had turned away somewhat impatiently, "what's the good av givin' me that gup; you didn't stand for it yourself—not on yer life.

From Thoroughbreds by William Alexander Fraser

I might not be able to write such delectable gup as Mr. Sholes, but I could write gup good enough to make that fellow in the shop trust me for a six-guinea suit.

From Leaves in the Wind by A. G. (Alfred George) Gardiner

Then they got away from the general question to gup of a more private nature—even station gup.

From The Ruby Sword A Romance of Baluchistan by Bertram Mitford

In the opinion of the station "gup," some of it not too charitable, the widow "had done well for herself."

From The Magnificent Montez From Courtesan to Convert by Horace Wyndham

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