(Scotland) To be in ill health; to be sickly and shrivelled.
(Scotland) To be in ill health; to be sickly and shrivelled.
Of changling Imp—he spoke, no care could rear, / Which backward seemed to orp, from year to year.
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(now, _, Scotland) Of people: idle, unemployed, disreputable.
(originally, and, chiefly, US, especially, Appalachia, informal) Disagreeable, stubborn, and troublesome to deal with; cantankerous.
(Scotland, intransitive, dated) to impose upon another for food and lodging.
(chiefly, Scotland, Ireland) an expression of anger, frustration, surprise.
(Scotland) To complain, grumble, or be discontented.
My heart is ever orpin' on / The bonnie banks o' Tay.
"orp" means: To complain, grumble, or be discontented.. This is a fairly neutral word with no inherent risk attached. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than something dangerous. If your child uses it, context will usually make the meaning clear. A brief, curious question about where they heard it is generally enough to know whether to follow up.
"orp" means: To complain, grumble, or be discontented.. Register: neutral, standard English, usable in most everyday contexts. A common non-native mistake is to use the word in the wrong register, or to assume one fixed meaning when it is actually polysemous; always check the surrounding register and the audience before producing it yourself. In formal writing, prefer a neutral synonym or a short descriptive phrase, and use this word only when you have heard or read it being used naturally in a comparable context.
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