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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1929
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CHEEPY, n. Fledgeling. [′tʃipi]Sc. 1929 W. Wood in Holyrood (ed. W. H. Hamilton) 25:
She doesna like ma John; But she wad, if she had seen him Wi' a cheepy in his haun'.
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"Cheepy n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 12 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/cheepy>
