Show Search Results Show Browse
Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
Hide Quotations Hide Etymology
About this entry:
First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
†SLOUPE, n. A silly person, a dolt, nincompoop (s.Sc. 1801 J. Leyden Complaynt 372). Also in deriv. form slouper, “a sloven, implying the idea of knavishness” (Cld. 1825 Jam.).
[Prob. a variant of Slope, v.2 Cf. Eng. dial. slope(r), an impostor, cheat. For the -ou- cf. Doup, n.1, Howp, Sowp, etc.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Sloupe n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 19 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/sloupe>
