hempie

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hempie

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From hemp + -ie.

noun hempies · hemp · hempy

Northern England, Scotland, obsolete A criminal; someone who deserves to be, or is likely to be, hanged.
Similar: criminal and Thesaurus:gallows bird
Northern England, Scotland, obsolete A rogue. 'Ha, ha, Patie lad!' quo Bessie Elliot, a free-spoken Liddesdale hempy, 'there's a wife com'd for ye the night, Patie lad.'
Similar: troublemaker
Northern England, Scotland, obsolete A wild, romping girl. “Ay, ay,” answered Rob, “she's under lawfu' authority now; and full time, for she was a daft hempie[…]”

adjective more hempie · most hempie · hemp · hempy

Northern England, Scotland, obsolete Deserving of being hanged.
Similar: hangworthy
Northern England, Scotland, obsolete Wild; riotous; mischievous. The forst one's just as prood as us, / Te see his bonny mate, / An' if thor spared te grow up lads, / They'll fettle real forst-rate; / But if like hempy lads they ﬁght, / We'll heh to keep them doon, / An’ try te myek them byeth as gud / As ony in the toon.

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@misc{hempie_2026,
  title = {hempie},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hempie},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}