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The Language of the Scottish Traveller: A Dictionary
By Pauline Cairns Speitel
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lupie
,
loopy
noun
a snake or serpent
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linkie
etymology:
onomatopoeic from its shape but perhaps perhaps ‘snake’ is a taboo word in Travellers’ language; attested by Perthshire and Argyleshire Tinkler-Gypsies; collected by McCormick