gippy
1noun plural -pies
an Egyptian person or thing
Also called: gippo plural -poes a Gypsy
adjective
Egyptian
gippy tummy diarrhoea, esp as experienced by visitors to hot climates
Word Origin for gippy
C19: from Gypsy and Egyptian
gippy
2noun plural -ies
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Historical Examples of gippy
But he made the Gippy say: "Good-morning, kind sir," over and over again.
Donovan Pasha And Some People Of Egypt, CompleteGilbert Parker
The coat was an old khaki jacket of a Gippy soldier, and, being scant of buttons, doubtful linen showed beneath.
Donovan Pasha And Some People Of Egypt, CompleteGilbert Parker