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gyp-room

American  
[jip-room, -room] / ˈdʒɪpˌrum, -ˌrʊm /

noun

British Slang.

  1. a pantry, especially one attached to a student's quarters.

Etymology

Origin of gyp-room

First recorded in 1870–75; gyp 2

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