Tuesday Word: Neeps
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1word1dayneeps (ˈniːpz):
origin: (predates 12th Century) Middle English nepe, from Old English nǣp, from Latin napus
noun
(Brit, chiefly Scottish) a dialect term for turnips
→ as in: Haggis w/ "bashed neeps" & champit tatties
origin: (predates 12th Century) Middle English nepe, from Old English nǣp, from Latin napus
noun
(Brit, chiefly Scottish) a dialect term for turnips
→ as in: Haggis w/ "bashed neeps" & champit tatties
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Date: 2013-02-28 09:20 am (UTC)http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/wordofmouth/2010/jan/25/neeps-swede-or-turnip
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Date: 2013-02-28 05:05 pm (UTC)Proving at least one thing entirely: human beings excel at complicating matters.*
*as a whole I mean, not yourself personally. heh.
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Date: 2013-03-01 10:56 am (UTC)