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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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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

Marry, gup, Goody Conscience! indeed I do you wrong, But I'll quickly right it; my cloak shall not cumber you long.

From A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 6 by William Carew Hazlitt

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

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

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

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