hempie noun 3adjective 2forms 3 noun3 •(Scotland, no longer used) A criminal; someone who deserves to be, or is likely to be, hanged. •(Scotland, no longer used) A rogue.'Ha, ha, Patie lad!' quo Bessie Elliot, a free-spoken Liddesdale hempy, 'there's a wife com'd for ye the night, Patie lad.' — 1846 •(Scotland, no longer used) A wild, romping girl.“Ay, ay,” answered Rob, “she's under lawfu' authority now; and full time, for she was a daft hempie[…]” — 1817 adjective2 •(Scotland, no longer used) Wild; riotous; mischievous. •(Scotland, no longer used) Deserving of being hanged. formshempies · more hempie · most hempie
