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gyp-room

[ jip-room, -room ]
/ ˈdʒɪpˌrum, -ˌrʊm /
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noun British Slang.
a pantry, especially one attached to a student's quarters.
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Origin of gyp-room

First recorded in 1870–75; see origin at gyp2

Words nearby gyp-room

gyp joint, gyplure, gypo, gyppo, Gyprock, gyp-room, gypseous, Gypsies, gypsiferous, gypsophila, gypsophile
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How to use gyp-room in a sentence

  • She took the teacups into the gyp room, and then returned with the tablecloth, and added, "if he's spared."

    The Longest Journey|E. M. Forster

  • The gyp-room owned a presiding dignitary of its own who was known as the “gyp-woman,” who obligingly performed that service.

    A College Girl|Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey
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