gippy
1/ (ˈdʒɪpɪ) slang /
noun 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
Words nearby gippy
giorgione, giotto, gip, gipon, gippsland, gippy, gipsy, gipsy moth, gipsywort, giraffe, giraldus cambrensis
Word Origin for gippy
C19: from Gypsy and Egyptian
British Dictionary definitions for gippy (2 of 2)
gippy2
/ (ˈɡɪpɪ) /
noun plural -ies
Northern English dialect a starling
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Examples from the Web for gippy
But he made the Gippy say: "Good-morning, kind sir," over and over again.
Donovan Pasha And Some People Of Egypt, Complete|Gilbert ParkerThe 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, Complete|Gilbert Parker