gyp

== English == === Etymology 1 === Perhaps from the term gypsy (“Roma”), due to a stereotype of the Roma as swindlers. Compare jew (“defraud”), from Jew, and welsh (“swindle by defaulting on a debt”), from Welsh. Could also be derived from dupe, with the same pattern (yod coalescence) as idiot becomes eejit in Scottish English.(Can this(+) etymology be sourced?) ==== Alternative forms ==== gip, jip ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /d͡ʒɪp/ Rhymes: -ɪp ==== Noun ==== gyp (plural gyps) (derogatory, sometimes offensive) A cheat or swindle; a rip-off. Synonym of gypsy (“contra dance step”). ===== Usage notes ===== Because this term is often considered to derive from the exonymic term Gypsy and represent a racist stereotype of the Romani, it may be offensive. See the usage note about gypsy. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== Verb ==== gyp (third-person singular simple present gyps, present participle gypping, simple past and past participle gypped) (derogatory, sometimes offensive) To cheat or swindle. ===== Usage notes ===== See the notes about the noun, above. ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === Perhaps the same as Etymology 1. An earlier theory derived the term from Ancient Greek γύψ (gúps, “vulture”) (/ɡýps/; compare Greek γύπας (gýpas) /ˈʝi.pas/), "in reference to thievish habits of the servants" (and then derived Etymology 1 thence), but this does not explain the pronunciation. ==== Noun ==== gyp (plural gyps) (Cambridge University, Durham University, historical) A domestic servant, generally male, who would attend upon (usually several) students, brushing their clothes, carrying parcels, waiting at parties and other tasks; generally equivalent to a scout in the historical sense at Oxford University or a skip at Trinity College, Dublin. 1907, E.M. Forster, The Longest Journey, Part I, I [Uniform ed., p. 14]: Had he acted discourteously to his bedmaker or his gyp, he would have minded just as much … . Coordinate terms: porter, bedder, scout (Cambridge University, Durham University) The room in which such college servants work. (Cambridge University, Durham University) A small kitchen for use by college students. === Etymology 3 === Shortening. ==== Noun ==== gyp (plural gyps) Gypsophila. === Etymology 4 === Perhaps from gee up. ==== Noun ==== gyp (plural gyps) Pain or discomfort. === See also === jew down welsh === References === Gyp: Thieve, World Wide Words Etymology of "Gyp" / "gypped", Vocaboly.com