gippy1
- an Egyptian person or thing
- Also called: gippo plural -poes a Gypsy
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- Egyptian
- gippy tummy diarrhoea, esp as experienced by visitors to hot climates
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Word Origin
C19: from Gypsy and Egyptian
gippy2
- Northern English dialect a starling
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Examples from the Web for gippy
Historical Examples
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