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Tyke en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Etymology

Perhaps a derogatory nickname from Old Norse tík, 'bitch, female dog' (compare English tyke, Icelandic tík). Less likely to be from Old Norse þýzkr, 'of one's nation' or an Old English cognate (compare German deutsch, Swedish tysk).

Meanings

1. (UK, informal) a Yorkshireman or Yorkshirewoman; a Yorkshire person
2. (slang) someone connected with Barnsley Football Club, as a fan, player, coach, etc.

Forms

Translations (2)

ja ヨークシャー人 (A Yorkshire person) · cmn 約克郡人 /约克郡人 (A Yorkshire person)

Tyke en · PROPN

Pronunciation

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Etymology

Perhaps a derogatory nickname from Old Norse tík, 'bitch, female dog' (compare English tyke, Icelandic tík). Less likely to be from Old Norse þýzkr, 'of one's nation' or an Old English cognate (compare German deutsch, Swedish tysk).

Meanings

1. A dialect, also known as Yorkshire, spoken in the county of Yorkshire.

Relateds

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