subs. (Anglo-Indian).—Gossip; scandal.
1868. FLORENCE MARRYAT, ‘Gup,’ xix. With regard to my title…. ‘GUP’ is the Hindustani for ‘Gossip’—voilà tout
1883. HAWLEY SMART, Hard Lines, ch. xxix. Our Eastern empire is much addicted to what they term ‘GUP,’ whereby they mean gossip, scandal, or by whatever other equivalent the taking away of one’s neighbours’ characters may be designated.
TO BE A GUP, verb. phr. (American).—To be easy to take or steal.
