gipsy
noun
gipsy
American
[jip-see]
/ ˈdʒɪp si /
Or
Gipsy
noun
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gipsies
plural
Gipsy
British
/ ˈdʒɪpsɪ /
noun
Sensitive Note
See gypsy.
Other Word Forms
Derived Forms
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Gipsydomnoun
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Gipsyhoodnoun
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gipsydomnoun
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gipsyhoodnoun
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gipsyismnoun
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Gipsy-likeadjective
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Gipsyishadjective
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gipseianadjective
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gipsyesqueadjective
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gipsyishadjective
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gipsylikeadjective
Inflected Forms
Nouns
Vocabulary lists containing gipsy
Example Sentences
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I said this rather to myself than to the gipsy, whose strange talk, voice, manner, had by this time wrapped me in a kind of dream.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
She had on a red cloak and a black bonnet: or rather, a broad-brimmed gipsy hat, tied down with a striped handkerchief under her chin.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
"I know it is," answered the gipsy; "and it is truth, which twenty years cannot change as they have done you and me, hard man!"
From The Gipsy (Vols I & II) A Tale by G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford) James
"But, my lord'. but, my lord!" exclaimed Mr. Arden, "here is an accusation made formally against your brother, also, of the same crime with which the gipsy was charged."
From The Gipsy (Vols I & II) A Tale by G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford) James
The space, however, was not yet large enough to give a passage to his shoulders, and the gipsy instantly applied himself again to loosen the neighbouring bar.
From The Gipsy (Vols I & II) A Tale by G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford) James
Gipsy James, a multi-brand women’s shop carries everything from Van Palma, the made-in-France hat label, to the popular Parisian line Vanessa Bruno.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 31, 2026
The Phryges mascots are manufactured by French companies Gipsy Toys and Doudou et Compagnie.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 17, 2022
This weekend, he will open for the Gipsy Kings at the Hollywood Bowl.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2022
When we got a bit older I took advantage of the 417 bus, which went from my house in Gipsy Hill to his in Clapham Common.
From BBC ● Apr. 9, 2020
G. B. P.S.—My Gipsy Translation of Luke is ready for the press, and I shall commence printing it as soon as I return to Madrid.
From The Life of George Borrow by Clement K. Shorter
"Why, Harvey," said the peer, with a complacent smile, "you do not seem fond of these gipsies, I think."
From The Gipsy (Vols I & II) A Tale by G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford) James
"No, no," answered Manners: "I did not mean to imply that," and spurring on his horse, he rode forward more than ever determined to address his first inquiries to the gipsies.
From The Gipsy (Vols I & II) A Tale by G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford) James
One after another, till the turn came to Pharold, the several gipsies poured forth their acquisitions into this general fund.
From The Gipsy (Vols I & II) A Tale by G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford) James
Theirs is an older and purer dialect than that of the English gipsies, and only some of the root-words are alike.
From Chronicles of Martin Hewitt by Arthur Morrison
As to the other name, Egyptians, this is derived from a peculiar tale which the gipsies spread when appearing in the west of Europe.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" by Various
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