gyppo

[ jip-oh ]

/ ˈdʒɪp oʊ /

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noun, plural gyp·pos.Slang.

a logger who operates on a small budget and typically gleans the timberlands already cut by larger companies.

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Also called gyppo logger.

Origin of gyppo

Probably ellipsis from gyppo logger, gyppo outfit, etc.; gyppo originally, someone willing to do piecework, usually a non-union worker (probably employed by such logging companies); see gyp¹, -o

Words nearby gyppo

gyoza, gyp, gyp joint, gyplure, gypo, gyppo, Gyprock, gyp-room, gypseous, Gypsies, gypsiferous

How to use gyppo in a sentence

Only once did he make the mistake of heeling-up a Gyppo, after which he made a great pretense of being very sick.
"Over There" with the Australians|R. Hugh Knyvett

British Dictionary definitions for gyppo

gyppo

/ (ˈdʒɪpəʊ) /

noun plural -pos

slang a derogatory term for Gypsy

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