tyop

English

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈtaɪ.ɑp/
  • Audio (US):(file)

Noun

tyop (plural tyops)

  1. (humorous) Deliberate misspelling of typo.
    Synonym: tpyo
    • 2001, Glyn Moody, Rebel Code: Linux And The Open Source Revolution, →ISBN, page 118:
      There are no tyops in this web page.
    • 2010, Julie C. Meloni, Michael Morrison, Sams Teach Yourself HTML and CSS in 24 Hours, 8th edition, Sams Publishing, page 120:
      By providing a clickable link to your email address, you can make it almost completely effortless for them to send you messages and eliminate the chance for tyops.
    • 2012, Doug Brendel, Only in Ipswich, →ISBN, page 126:
      I love Ipswich for its newspaper, and the fact that there are never any tyops.

Usage notes

  • Used in a humorous, self-referential fashion, since tyop is itself a typographical error.

Translations

Achang

Pronunciation

  • (Myanmar) /tʲɔp˧/

Noun

tyop

  1. gnat

Further reading

  • Inglis, Douglas, Sampu, Nasaw, Jaseng, Wilai, Jana, Thocha (2005) A preliminary Ngochang–Kachin–English Lexicon[1], Payap University, page 133