tyke
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9.9
- noun
- /taɪk/
- Offensive
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patán
- Now, you listen here, you pustular tykes.
Examples
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Yeah, you smug little tyke bastard!
Blog text (5) -
"No, it isn't," said the tyke, pulling away from Leo.
Fiction book (1994) -
You can see that's a poor tyke we picked up on the road.
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Base tyke!
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Why, you ungrateful tyke!
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"That's one lousy tyke fixer who gave his services for nothing," he muttered.
Fiction book (1998) -
He behaved like a complete tyke at the dinner party, refusing to say thank you or even sit properly.
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Everyone was shocked by the tyke's rude comments, as he showed no respect for anyone's feelings.
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The child was scolded for acting like a tyke, running around and making a mess during the formal event.
Synonyms
37
9.6
A person from the countryside who seems simple and old-fashioned
23
5.3
A rude person who is seen as having bad manners and used as an insult
23
6.4
A person who behaves rudely or without manners
17
9.6
A person from the countryside who seems uneducated or unaware of city ways
16
8.9
A person from the countryside who seems not used to city life
5
9.9
A person who behaves roughly and without manners
2
8.3
A rude person who shows little respect for others
1
9.9
A person who is rude and selfish to other people
1
9.9
A rude or uncultured person used as an insult in older speech
1
9.9
A rude young person who acts badly in public
A rude person with bad manners
Compounds
How Rude
Surface Forms
Etymology
Tyke was once used as an insult because people compared someone to a 'rough dog', so it came to mean a rude or ill-bred person, and that explains the modern sense of tyke as an uncouth person.