Gypsies

Cultural  

1. A nomadic people who originated in the region between India and Iran and who migrated to Europe in the fourteenth or fifteenth century. Most now live in Europe and the United States. Their language is called Romany. Thousands were murdered in the holocaust.

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One who lives a footloose, carefree life is sometimes called a gypsy.

Example Sentences

Each year, the Appleby Horse Fair draws tens of thousands of Irish Travellers and Gypsies, as many still refer to themselves, to a rural patch of northwestern England to celebrate their culture.

From New York Times • Jul. 18, 2023

You can buy coffee and cake for about $7, or try one of the cocktails listed on brown paper menus: Whistling Gypsies, Hello Sailors.

From Washington Post • Feb. 17, 2022

“I try to pass them on to many people so they can really get to know us, because all they know is that there are Gypsies, but they don’t know anything about us.”

From Seattle Times • Oct. 14, 2021

Gypsies and travellers are arriving at Appleby in Cumbria as the annual horse fair gets under way for the first time since the pandemic.

From BBC • Aug. 12, 2021

Since we were Gypsies we belonged everywhere, so we came to the land of Poland.

From "Milkweed" by Jerry Spinelli