gippy

¹ British  

/ ˈdʒɪpɪ /

noun

1. an Egyptian person or thing

2. Also called: gippo.  a Gypsy

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adjective

1. Egyptian

2. diarrhoea, esp as experienced by visitors to hot climates

gippy ² British  

/ ˈɡɪpɪ /

noun

1. dialect a starling

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Etymology

Origin of gippy

C19: from _Gypsy and _Egyptian

Example Sentences

“Our staff and customers have been subjected to nearly four months of constant harassment, vile statements and threats from the abusive vegan activists,” the Gippy Goat Cafe said in a Facebook post on Sunday.

From New York Times

YARRAGON, Australia — There are some 2,000 goats at the Gippy Goat Cafe farm in Yarragon, two hours east of Melbourne and deep into the hinterland of the state of Victoria.

From New York Times

But it was impossible to tell Ginger that he couldn't even find the yarn of Kitchener and the Gippy, let alone attempt to read it.

From Project Gutenberg

Photograph: Matt King/Getty Images Any of the athletes in Delhi worrying about their gippy tummies should seek out Danielle Brown in the athletes' village tonight.

From The Guardian

After a couple of months the two were married, and late in 1979 Henry Wolfe Gummer, called Gippy, was born.

From Time Magazine Archive