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hempy
adjective
(1)
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hempy
[
hem
-pee ]
Phonetic (Standard)
IPA
adjective
,
Scot.
mischievous; often in trouble for mischief.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of
hempy
1
1400–50;
late Middle English
hempi
made of hemp (
hemp
,
-y
1
); hence, fit for hanging by a hemp rope, and, by attenuation, mischievous
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