gipsy

American

[jip-see] / ˈdʒɪp si /

Or Gipsy

noun

Chiefly British, Sometimes Disparaging and Offensive. gypsy.

Gipsy British

/ ˈdʒɪpsɪ /

noun

(sometimes not capital) a variant spelling of Gypsy

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See gypsy.

Other Word Forms

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Gipsy James, a multi-brand women’s shop carries everything from Van Palma, the made-in-France hat label, to the popular Parisian line Vanessa Bruno.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 31, 2026

The Phryges mascots are manufactured by French companies Gipsy Toys and Doudou et Compagnie.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 17, 2022

When we got a bit older I took advantage of the 417 bus, which went from my house in Gipsy Hill to his in Clapham Common.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2020

Mr. Simon Salubrious Dolittle, a character played by Richard Keeley in Gipsy Father, a two-act play performed at Covent Garden in 1831.

From Slate • Jan. 19, 2020

G. B. P.S.—My Gipsy Translation of Luke is ready for the press, and I shall commence printing it as soon as I return to Madrid.

From The Life of George Borrow by Shorter, Clement K.

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