Standard Lemma guide

gup

name · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • gŭp
  • Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation, Scotland: /ɡʌp/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Australian, New-Zealand: /ɡɐp/
  • India: /ɡəp/
  • rhymes with -ʌp

1

name

Meaning 1

Initialism of Girls und Panzer.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

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2

noun

Meaning 2

Gossip or rumor; nonsensical or silly talk; blather.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: India, colloquial, countable, uncountable

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3

noun

Meaning 3

An elected head of a gewog in Bhutan.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi गप (gap, “gossip; idle talk”).

Borrowed from Dzongkha རྒེད་པོ (rged po, “gup”).