gip
[jip]
gyp
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[jip]
Origin of gyp
1Usage note
Gyp in the meanings “to swindle” or “a person who swindles” is sometimes perceived as insulting to or by Gypsies, since it stereotypes them as swindlers. However, gyp has apparently never been used as a deliberate ethnic slur, and many people are unaware that it is derived from Gypsy.
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Related Words for gip
fool, shaft, fleece, hose, scam, dupe, cheat, rook, burn, gull, trick, gyp, chisel, steal, con, sandbag, bilk, hoodwink, flimflam, stickExamples from the Web for gip
Historical Examples of gip
Her only doll had been a "rag baby," and Gip, the dog, had demolished that.
A Little Girl in Old New YorkAmanda Millie Douglas
He caught up the ax in his 34 left hand and chopped away, Gip, gop!
Tales of Folk and FairiesKatharine Pyle
I glanced at Gip, but Gip was looking at a magic rocking-horse.
Twelve Stories and a DreamH. G. Wells
Gip made no answer, but his grip tightened on my finger, and so we came into the shop.
Twelve Stories and a DreamH. G. Wells
I said, "How would you like your soldiers to come alive, Gip, and march about by themselves?"
Twelve Stories and a DreamH. G. Wells
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Word Origin for gyp
C18: back formation from Gypsy
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2Word Origin for gyp
C19: probably a contraction of gee up!; see gee 1
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3Word Origin for gyp
C18: perhaps from Gypsy, or from obsolete gippo a scullion
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