English Explanatory Dictionary

typee

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Intense lovesickness; infatuation, limerence.
noun
  1. A member of the Tai-pi people of Nuku Hiva in French Polynesia.

Pronunciation

/ˈtaɪpi/ /ˈtaipi/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-typee.wav

Word forms

typee Typees

Etymology

Borrowed from Guyanese Creole English typee; further origin unknown, claimed to be from an Indo-Aryan language but no etymon has been found.

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