gulpin
/ˈgʌlpən
/noun Irish informal
A stupid or foolish person: a bundle of gulpins messing about in the schoolyard...
- Knowing the gulpin Vera's saddled with, I wouldn't blame her for giving him the worst word in her stomach.
- If I could lay my hands on the gulpin who is poisoning the minds of the pupils of this school, I'd flay him to within an inch of his life.
- I'm going home to a houseful of gulpins who claim they don't know where the kettle is.
Origin
Mid 19th century: possibly an alteration of galopin 'errand boy, page', via French galopin from galoper 'to gallop'.