whaup
(Scotland) The curlew, .
This entry is pending editorial review.
No approved definition yet. Know what it means? Submit a definition →
Definitions
#1·Apr 27, 2026
(Scotland) The curlew, .
Was this helpful?
Comments
Have a better definition?
Add your own interpretation of "whaup".
🗺️About Regional & Other slang
Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
See all Regional & Other slang on Slangora.
Tags
Other words near "whaup" (W)
what's the storywhat's the story, budwhattenwhat the whatwhatttwhat you sayingwheatishwheechwheelhousewheeliewheelie binwheen
Browse all slang words starting with W.
Related terms
People also read
Semantically related
- whud64%
(Scotland) To whisk; to fly hastily.
- whillywha61%
(Scotland) a flattering deceiver.
- heather-bleat60%
(Scotland) The common snipe.
- whud59%
A Scottish dialect verb meaning to whisk or move hastily — to dart or fly quickly in a low, sweeping motion. The word suggests rapid, swooping movement, as of a bird or a person slipping away quickly. Found in Scottish literary and dialect sources.
- whillywha59%
(Scotland) wheedling speech, cajolery.