noun Download 🔗Share (sometimes offensive) A member of the Romani people, or one of the sub-groups (Roma, Sinti, Romanichal, etc). Examples : "The new student in class was a gyp, and her family had recently moved to town. " race person group culture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (sometimes offensive) A cheat or swindle; a rip-off. Examples : "Why do we have to buy this new edition of the textbook when there’s almost no difference between it and the previous one? What a gyp!" business economy finance moral Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share (sometimes offensive) To cheat or swindle someone or something inappropriately. Examples : "The cab driver gypped me out of ten bucks by taking the longer route." business economy moral action commerce finance Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An itinerant person or any person, not necessarily Romani; a tinker, a traveller or a carny. Examples : "The traveling gyp set up their colorful stall outside the school. " person group culture job Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (sometimes offensive) A move in contra dancing in which two dancers walk in a circle around each other while maintaining eye contact (but not touching as in a swing). (Compare whole gyp, half gyp, and gypsy meltdown, in which this step precedes a swing.) Examples : "During the contra dance lesson, the instructor carefully explained the footwork for the "gyp" before moving on to more complex figures. " dance culture entertainment Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A member of a Broadway musical chorus line. Examples : "The talented gyp in the musical performed flawlessly during the opening night. " entertainment music person job Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A person with a dark complexion. Examples : "I saw a gyp walking down the street on my way to school. " appearance person race Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A sly, roguish woman. Examples : "The new girl in class was a bit of a gyp, always making up stories to get out of trouble. " person character Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A college servant, one who would attend upon a number of students, brushing their clothes, carrying parcels, waiting at parties and other tasks, distinct from a college porter or bedder. Examples : ""At Oxford, a student might hire a gyp to help with daily tasks, like cleaning his room and bringing him tea." " person job service education history society Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The room in which such college servants work. Examples : ""The students often left small gifts for the college servants in the gyp, as a thank you for their hard work." " property building place work Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A small kitchen for use by college students. Examples : "The college students shared the small gyp in the dorm building. " place building property architecture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Gypsophila. Examples : "The garden center had a beautiful display of gypsophila, attracting many visitors. " plant Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Pain or discomfort. Examples : "The aching in my back was a constant gyp all day. " sensation body medicine Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading