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gypsy
[ jip-see ]
noun
- (initial capital letter) Sometimes Disparaging and Offensive. Roma 1( def 1 ).
- (initial capital letter) (not in technical use) the Indic language of the Roma; Romani.
- 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.
- Informal. gypsy cab.
- Informal. an independent, usually nonunion trucker, hauler, operator, etc.
- Slang. a chorus dancer, especially in the Broadway theater.
- (in horse racing) gyp 1( def 4 ).
adjective
- (initial capital letter) Sometimes Disparaging and Offensive. of or relating to the Roma; Romani.
- Informal. working independently or without a license:
gypsy truckers.
Gypsy
/ ˈɪɪ /
noun
- 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
- ( as modifier )
a Gypsy fortune-teller
- the language of the Gypsies; Romany
- a person who looks or behaves like a Gypsy
Sensitive Note
Derived Forms
- ˈҲ⾱, adjective
- ˈҲˌǴǻ, noun
- ˈҲdz, noun
- ˈҲ-ˌ, adjective
Other yvlog Forms
- ··dz noun
- ··ܱ ·· ·· ·· adjective
- ··Ǵǻ noun
- ·· noun
- ԴDz-Ҳ· noun plural nonGypsies
yvlog History and Origins
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of gypsy1
Example Sentences
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.
“Theater people are vagabonds, wandering gypsies,” he writes.
"We deeply regret any distress caused, particularly to members of the traveller and gypsy communities who have been directly affected," the company added.
Heat-treating wood, for example, can also help ward off the gypsy moth, spotted lanternfly and the Asian long-horned beetle, Tamm said.
Washington has had success over the past five decades in detecting and eradicating the pests — formerly known as gypsy moths.
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