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gypsy

[ jip-see ]

noun

plural gypsies.
  1. (initial capital letter) Sometimes Disparaging and Offensive. Roma 1( def 1 ).
  2. (initial capital letter) (not in technical use) the Indic language of the Roma; Romani.
  3. a person held to resemble a Roma, especially in physical characteristics or in a traditionally ascribed freedom or inclination to move from place to place.
  4. Informal. gypsy cab.
  5. Informal. an independent, usually nonunion trucker, hauler, operator, etc.
  6. Slang. a chorus dancer, especially in the Broadway theater.
  7. (in horse racing) gyp 1( def 4 ).


adjective

  1. (initial capital letter) Sometimes Disparaging and Offensive. of or relating to the Roma; Romani.
  2. Informal. working independently or without a license:

    gypsy truckers.

Gypsy

/ ˈɪɪ /

noun

    1. a member of a people scattered throughout Europe and North America, who maintain a nomadic way of life in industrialized societies. They migrated from NW India from about the 9th century onwards
    2. ( as modifier )

      a Gypsy fortune-teller

  1. the language of the Gypsies; Romany
  2. a person who looks or behaves like a Gypsy
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Sensitive Note

The Roma have commonly been called Gypsies . However, Gypsy is a word that has also been used as a disparaging slur for this ethnic group, and many Romani people find it offensive. The collective members of this tribe are best referred to with the plural noun Roma . To refer to an individual, Rom and Romani are the preferred singular forms.
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Derived Forms

  • ˈҲ⾱, adjective
  • ˈҲˌǴǻ, noun
  • ˈҲdz, noun
  • ˈҲ-ˌ, adjective
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ··dz noun
  • ··ܱ ·· ·· ·· adjective
  • ··Ǵǻ noun
  • ·· noun
  • ԴDz-Ҳ· noun plural nonGypsies
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of gypsy1

First recorded in 1505–15; back formation of gipcyan, variant of Egyptian (showing a loss of the unstressed initial syllable), from the mistaken belief that Gypsies came originally from Egypt
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of gypsy1

C16: from Egyptian , since they were thought to have come originally from Egypt
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Thomas arrives in a Romanian village, where he encounters a group of jolly gypsies who laugh at him and warn him and whose blood rituals he witnesses in the night.

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“Theater people are vagabonds, wandering gypsies,” he writes.

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"We deeply regret any distress caused, particularly to members of the traveller and gypsy communities who have been directly affected," the company added.

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Heat-treating wood, for example, can also help ward off the gypsy moth, spotted lanternfly and the Asian long-horned beetle, Tamm said.

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Washington has had success over the past five decades in detecting and eradicating the pests — formerly known as gypsy moths.

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