- a variation of gypsy.
gipsy
Americannoun
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gipsies
plural
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
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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
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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
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"I will tell you why, I will tell you why," answered the gipsy.
From The Gipsy (Vols I & II) A Tale by G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford) James
"Ay, that is it, that is it," answered the gipsy.
From The Gipsy (Vols I & II) A Tale by G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford) James
After Liszt's memorable visit to his native country in 1840 he freely submitted to the influence of the gipsy music.
From Franz Liszt by James Huneker
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
The couple live in Gipsy Hill, close to Crystal Palace, and commute into Central London, but many of the services they used before the pandemic have been cut.
From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2022
It must also be borne in mind that the Indian languages have also undergone profound changes of their own, under influences totally different from those to which the Gipsy language has been subjected.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" by Various
"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
"Yes, yes, listen to him," cried another of the gipsies.
From The Gipsy (Vols I & II) A Tale by G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford) James
He gave but one moment to tenderness, however; and the next, turning to the rest of the gipsies, he inquired, "What news of the boy?"
From The Gipsy (Vols I & II) A Tale by G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford) James
"But the gipsies, Colonel Manners!" exclaimed Isadore; "have you seen 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
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