'Liripoop' definitions:

Definition of 'Liripoop'

From: GCIDE
  • Liripoop \Lir"i*poop\ (l[i^]r"[i^]*p[=oo]p), n. [OF. liripipion, liripion, LL. liripipium. Said to be corrupted from L. cleri ephippium, lit., the clergy's caparison.]
  • 1. A pendent part of the old clerical tippet; afterwards, a tippet; a scarf; -- worn also by doctors, learned men, etc. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Acuteness; smartness; also, a smart trick or stratagem. [Obs.] --Stanihurst. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. A silly person. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • A liripoop, vel lerripoop, a silly, empty creature; an old dotard. --Milles. MS. Devon Gloss. [1913 Webster]