Gypsyn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈdʒɪpsi/, U.S.

/ˈdʒɪpsi/

Forms: 1500s–1600s Gypsye, 1500s– Gipsie, 1500s– Gypsie, 1600s Gepsie, 1600s Gipsee, 1600s Gipseies (plural), 1600s Gipses (plural), 1600s Gypsee, 1600s Gypties (plural), 1600s Jipsey, 1600s Jipsie, 1600s Jipsy, 1600s–1800s Gipsey, 1600s– Gipsy, 1600s– Gypsey, 1600s– Gypsy. Also with lower-case initial (most typically in uses and compounds not referring directly to the Romani people or language).

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: gyptian n.

Etymology: Alteration of gyptian n. after -y suffix⁶ (preceding development of /sj/ to /ʃ/ in gyptian n.; compare spellings with -si-, -sy- at that entry).With the semantic development shown by sense A. 1 (and earlier by gyptian n. 2 and Egyptian n. 2) compare Spanish †gyptano (adjective) Egyptian, gitano (noun) Egyptian, Romani person (see gitano n.), Dutch †Gipteneer , †Gyptenaar Romani person (1561; < Egyptenaar Egyptian, Romani person (1537)), medieval Greek Γύϕτος Romani person ( < Hellenistic Greek Αἰγύπτιος Egyptian). With sense A. 2d compare earlier gyppo n.¹ 2. Earlier currency of this word (as an adjective in the sense ‘Egyptian’) is probably implied by the following use in a personal name:1523 J. Skelton Goodly Garlande of Laurell sig. F^v By mary gipcy Quod scripsi scripsi.

A. n.

1. Usually with capital initial.

a. A member of a widely dispersed, traditionally itinerant people originating in South Asia and now found mainly in Europe and North and South America; = Romani n. 1. Members of this people speak any of various regional dialects of an Indo-Aryan language known as Romani (Romani n. 2). Traditionally associated with trade in goods and livestock, esp. horses, their nomadic lifestyle and distinct customs have aroused prejudice, often resulting in persecution.Now sometimes considered derogatory or offensive, the term Gypsy has been steadily replaced in official contexts by Romani or (in plural) Roma. Nevertheless, Gypsy remains the most widely used term for this group among English-speakers. It is also sometimes used to refer to or include Travellers (see traveller n. 2b(a)), whose way of life is similar in certain respects. However, this usage is generally deprecated by members of both communities.

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the world > people > ethnicities > race > nomads > [noun] > Gipsies or Romanies > person

gyptian1533

Egyptian1538

Bohemian1574

Gypsy1574

tinker1575

Zingani1581

Zingaro1600

moonman1608

faw1756

vagabond1756

Zingara1756

gitano1761

gitanac1770

nomade1798

Roman1800

Romani1800

Tzigane1802

Zigeuner1802

Sinti1827

piker1838

pikey1838

Rom1841

Zincalo1841

Romanichal1843

nomadian1847

Romany chai1851

didicoi1853

Bedouin1863

gyppo1868

gyp1886

1574 G. Fenton tr. J. Talpin Forme Christian Pollicie iii. xii. 167 A people drawen togeather from many places, bearing the name of Gipsies, or Bohemiens [Fr. Egyptiens, ou Bohemiens], who, much lesse that they euer sawe Egipt, but knowe not where it standeth.

a1616 W. Shakespeare As you like It (1623) v. iii. 14 Both in a tune like two gipsies on a horse.

1711 J. Addison Spectator No. 130. ¶1 We saw at a little Distance from us a Troop of Gypsies.

1838 W. Howitt Rural Life Eng. I. iii. i. 242 The true gipsies are readily distinguished by their..jet-black hair, black sparkling eyes, Indian complexions, and their genuine Oriental language.

1944 Jrnl. Gypsy Lore Soc. 23 23 The dried herb is used as a tea by many south-country Gypsies.

2018 Daily Post (N. Wales) (Nexis) 5 Nov. 15 The county council has earmarked the site for five or six pitches for travellers and a separate area for an extended family of gypsies.

b. The Indo-Aryan language known as Romani (Romani n. 2) or any of its dialects.

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the mind > language > languages of the world > Indo-Hittite > [noun] > Indo-European > Indo-Iranian > Indic > Romany

Gypsy1800

Romani1819

Romanes1863

1800 W. Whiter (title) Etymologicon magnum..with illustrations drawn from various languages,..Sanscrit, Gipsey, Coptic, &c.

1875 B. C. Smart & H. T. Crofton Dial. Eng. Gypsies 276 Tell me, old fellow, what the sun is in Gypsy.

1917 Bull. N.Y. Public Libr. 21 17 From my knowledge of English Gypsy I found I could make myself understood and carry on some conversation with the Gypsies of Hungary.

2014 Times (Nexis) 18 Jan. 7 ‘I speak Gypsy, Romanian, Greek, English and German,’ he said.

2. In extended use.

†a. A woman with dark skin, eyes, or hair. Obsolete. In quot. 1858 used as a nickname.

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the world > people > person > woman > [noun]

wifeeOE

womaneOE

womanOE

queanOE

brideOE

viragoc1000

to wifeOE

burdc1225

ladyc1225

carlinec1375

stotc1386

marec1387

pigsneyc1390

fellowa1393

piecec1400

femalea1425

goddessa1450

fairc1450

womankindc1450

fellowessa1500

femininea1513

tega1529

sister?1532

minikinc1540

wyec1540

placket1547

pig's eye1553

hen?1555

ware1558

pussy?a1560

jade1560

feme1566

gentlewoman1567

mort1567

pinnacea1568

jug1569

rowen1575

tarleather1575

mumps1576

skirt1578

piga1586

rib?1590

puppy1592

smock1592

maness1594

sloy1596

Madonna1602

moll1604

periwinkle1604

Partlet1607

rib of man1609

womanship?1609

modicum1611

Gypsy1612

petticoata1616

runniona1616

birda1627

lucky1629

she-man1640

her1646

lost rib1647

uptails1671

cow1696

tittup1696

cummer17..

wife1702

she-woman1703

person1704

molly1706

fusby1707

goody1708

riding hood1718

birdie1720

faggot1722

piece of goods1727

woman body1771

she-male1776

biddy1785

bitch1785

covess1789

gin1790

pintail1792

buer1807

femme1814

bibi1816

Judy1819

a bit (also bundle) of muslin1823

wifie1823

craft1829

shickster?1834

heifer1835

mot1837

tit1837

Sitt1838

strap1842

hay-bag1851

bint1855

popsy1855

tart1864

woman's woman1868

to deliver the goods1870

chapess1871

Dona1874

girl1878

ladykind1878

mivvy1881

dudess1883

dudette1883

dudine1883

tid1888

totty1890

tootsy1895

floozy1899

dame1902

jane1906

Tom1906

frail1908

bit of stuff1909

quim1909

babe1911

broad1914

muff1914

manhole1916

number1919

rossie1922

bit1923

man's woman1928

scupper1935

split1935

rye mort1936

totsy1938

leg1939

skinny1941

Richard1950

potato1957

scow1960

wimmin1975

womyn1975

womxn1991

1612 J. Webster White Divel sig. I2^v My pretious Gipsie!

1790 J. B. Moreton Manners & Customs West India Islands 127 Keep your employer's bosom-gipsy modestly at a distance.

1858 ‘G. Eliot’ Janet's Repentance vii, in Scenes Clerical Life II. 150 ‘I've a capital idea, Gypsy!’ (that was his name for his dark-eyed wife when he was in an extraordinarily good humour).]

b. A person who possesses qualities or characteristics supposed to be typical of Gypsies; spec. †(a) a person who acts in a disreputable, unscrupulous, or deceptive manner (obsolete); (b) (in later use) a person who is free-spirited and carefree, or who travels to many places.

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the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > roguery > rogue > [noun] > cunning

Gypsy1616

city slicker1914

society > morality > moral evil > wickedness > roguery, knavery, or rascalry > [noun] > rogue, knave, or rascal > cunning rogue

Gypsy1616

1616 B. Jonson Every Man in his Humor (rev. ed.) iiii. vii, in Wks. I. 55 O, Pharoahs foot, haue I found you? Come, draw, to your tooles: draw, gipsie, or Ile thresh you.

a1633 Visct. Falkland Hist. Edward II (1680) 88 This Overture being come to the Queens ear, and withal the knowledge how this Gipsie [sc. Spenser] had marshall'd his cunning practice..she seem'd wondrously well-pleas'd.

1824 W. T. Moncrieff Tom & Jerry i. vi. 17 Confound the little gipsey! she has fairly given us the slip, by Jupiter.

1937 Pittsburgh Press 12 Mar. 62/1 The man who was going to take to the open road because he was just a gypsy at heart and he loved the grass beneath his feet.

1996 Fast Company June 127/1 I was a nomadic knowledge worker, a gypsy with a paycheck and a purpose.

†c. A contemptuous term for: a woman, considered as deceitful, thoughtless, or fickle. In later use Scottish and English regional, and sometimes used playfully as a term of endearment. Obsolete.

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1632 J. Shirley Changes iv. 51 Yon. I heard You court another Mistris, that did answer it with entertainment. Thor. She was a very Gipsie. You were no sooner parted, but she us'd me Basely.

1673 F. Kirkman Unlucky Citizen 165 Cursing her [sc. his Mother-in-law] for a dissembling hypocritical Gypsie.

1709 M. Prior Poems Several Occasions 180 A Slave I am to Clara's Eyes; The Gipsey knows her Pow'r, and flies.

1803 R. Couper Tourifications II. 19 Aye, you little gipsey, you know where you have niched yourself.

1891 H. Johnston Kilmallie I. 119 Ay, Peggie, ye gipsy, and ye were kissing a man.

d. U.S. slang. An independently owned truck used for the conveyance of goods; (also) the driver of such a truck. In later use chiefly as a modifier. Cf. gyppo n.¹ 2.

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1937 N.Y. Times 20 June xi. 3/2 With the ‘gypsies’ getting scarcer and scarcer, the old free-bunk stations are being replaced by a new kind of truckmen's rest where bed and gas are paid for in advance by the trucking company.

1969 in Decisions & Orders National Labor Relations Board (U.S.) (1971) 173 1491/1 Delivery of the goods to A & P by the gypsy is complete only when the shipment is placed on A & P's warehouse dock.

2009 L. Stinson Little Green 32 She faced the traffic and extended her thumb, hoping for a gypsy trucker who wanted company.

e. U.S. slang. Short for gypsy cab n. (b) at Compounds 3.

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society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > vehicles (plying) for hire > [noun] > taxi > types of taxi

hackney cab1832

black taxi1911

Jixi1926

shared taxi1937

share-taxi1943

sherut1950

dolmus1957

taxi1958

gypsy cab1960

minicab1960

Gypsy1968

okada1993

boda boda1995

1968 Daily News (N.Y.) 1 Jan. 20/2 The gypsies make their mark by servicing..the areas of the city that medallioned, or licensed, cabs shun.

1975 J. Sepe & L. Telano Cop Team xiii. 177 He took off in a gypsy.

2011 N.Y Mag. 13 June 26/1 ‘Most of the cabs around here are gypsies,’ she mutters.

†3. A native or inhabitant of Egypt; an Egyptian. Obsolete.

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1615 W. Hull Mirrour of Majestie 60 In this Gypsy [sc. Pharaoh's daughter], the wife of Salomon.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Antony & Cleopatra (1623) iv. xiii. 28 Oh this false Soule of Egypt!.. Like a right Gypsie, hath at fast and loose Beguil'd me.

1789 W. Thomson Mammuth II. xxii. 311 Having tenderly embraced the royal gypsies of Egypt,..I went on board the good ship the Delta.

4. In full gypsy moth. A Eurasian tussock moth, Lymantria dispar (family Erebidae), the male of which is pale brown and the female white.The gypsy moth exhibits periods of very high population densities in its native and non-native ranges, during which its larvae cause widespread defoliation of deciduous trees. It has become naturalized in North America, Australia, and New Zealand, where it is considered an invasive species.

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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > Heterocera > [noun] > family Lymantriidae > ocneria dispar (gipsy moth)

Gypsy1742

1742 B. Wilkes Twelve New Designs Eng. Butterflies Pl. 10 (caption) The Gypsy Moth. The Caterpillar feeds on Black Thorn, Crab-tree, &c.

1869 E. Newman Illustr. Nat. Hist. Brit. Moths 37 The caterpillar of the Gipsy has the ground-colour black.

1914 A. F. Burgess Gipsy Moth & Brown-Tail Moth (U.S. Dept. Agric. Farmers' Bull. No. 564) 5 There are few insect enemies of the gipsy moth native to New England that cause any noticeable benefit in reducing its numbers.

1982 Sci. News 17 July 38/1 When a red oak is attacked and defoliated by a troop of hungry gypsy moths (Lymantria dispar), it arms itself for the next assault by making replacement leaves harder to digest.

2008 Walla Walla (Washington) Union-Bull. 1 July a3/2 These gypsies aren't romantic, and they are definitely unwelcome. The annual hunt for gypsy moths is again under way.

†5. Short for gypsy bonnet n. or gypsy hat n. at Compounds 3. Obsolete.

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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > headgear > [noun] > hat > other

cap (also hat) of maintenancec1475

hat1483

wishing-hat1600

cockle hat1603

porringer1623

poke1632

custard-cap1649

bonnet1675

muff-box1678

Caroline1687

Quaker1778

meat safe1782

balloon hat1784

gypsy hat1785

cabriolet1797

gypsy bonnet1803

Gypsy1806

Wellington hat1809

fan-tail-hat1810

umbrella hat1817

radical1828

caubeen1831

topi1835

montera1838

Petersham1845

squash hat1860

Moab1864

kiddy1865

flap-hat1866

Dolly Varden1872

brush-hata1877

potae1881

Pope's-hat1886

plateau1890

kelly1915

push-back1920

kiss-me-quick hat1963

pakul1982

tinfoil hat1982

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > headgear > [noun] > woman's bonnet > types of > with side flaps

wing bonnet1775

gypsy bonnet1803

Gypsy1806

1806 Morning Post 19 Mar. New shapes, in Split Straws, for the Spring Fashion, viz. the Collingwood Dress Hat, the Octagon Gipsy, the Wolverine Bonnet, and the Woburn improved Turban.

1808 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Gipsy, a woman's cap, or mutch, plaited on the back of the head.

1823 J. F. Cooper Pioneers II. xxii. 317 Concealing her raven hair under her gipsey.

1873 One Thing Needful iii. 38 Her own thick white piqué, simple straw gypsy and blue ribbons..were so very plain in comparison.

6. Chiefly Nautical. Originally: †a wheel having several pairs of projections or depressions adapted to engage the links of a chain, used with a windlass to hoist and lower chains (obsolete). In later use: a gypsy winch (gypsy winch n. at Compounds 3).

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society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > parts of machines > wheel > [noun] > other wheels

well wheel1535

rundle1611

rown-wheel1688

walking wheel1730

side wheel1731

tirl1793

rigger1797

idle wheel1805

vane1842

Gypsy1850

air wheel1860

wind-wheel1867

sprocket1879

friction-wheel1888

Geneva wheel1891

idler1899

1850 C. Lamport Brit. Patent 13,135 (1857) 2 An apparatus for working chain cables termed a gipsey, which simply consists of a pulley having four or more pairs of projections or snugs cast upon the opposite sides of its circumference.

1889 Cent. Dict. Gipsy 4. Naut. a small winch or crab used on board ship; same as gipsy-winch.

1991 Mariner's Mirror 77 164 The base of the..capstan is fitted with what we would today call a ‘gypsy’ or ‘wildcat’, allowing it to handle the anchor-cable directly without using a messenger.

B. adj.

1. Designating a Gypsy; Romani (Romani adj.).

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the world > people > ethnicities > race > nomads > [adjective] > Gipsy or Romany

nomadian1591

Gypsy1595

Bohemian1665

gypsyish1787

nomad1798

nomadical1801

nomadic1818

nomade1819

Romani1837

pikey1838

Romanian1841

Roman1851

Tzigane1853

mobile1866

Rom1906

1595 T. W. tr. P. Leroy et al. Pleasant Satyre 88 I did once shewe my hand vnto an olde Gypsie woman [Fr. vne vieille Ægyptienne], who tolde me that I had a round thumbe, and that I should keepe my selfe therefore from the round and halfe round.

a1661 B. Holyday tr. Juvenal Satyres (1673) 272 Conjecture did attribute it [sc. the sound] to magick: and this gypsie-devil continued this trick till the coming of our Saviour.

a1774 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued (1777) III. i. 398 Two bundles of rags with a gypsy brat in each of them.

1886 W. J. Tucker Life E. Europe 219 How is it that those ragged gipsy musicians don't wash themselves?

2012 F. E. Lamca Gypsies & Devil Hound 18 His alcohol-induced thoughts often returned to Florica, the full-bosomed Gypsy woman.

2. Designating horses associated with the Romani and Irish Traveller peoples; spec. designating a (breed of) horse developed in the British Isles, typically having a piebald or skewbald coat, a long mane and tail, and extensive feathering around the hooves.

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the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > horse defined by breed > [adjective] > of or like particular breeds

Arabian1588

Arab1718

garronly1740

Shetland1770

Clydesdale1786

Belgian1821

Conestoga1828

Gypsy1856

Anglo-Arab1860

Anglo-Arabian1860

cobby1871

Akhal-Teke1882

criollo1884

saddlebred1891

Lipizzan1948

1856 H. Sandwith Narr. Siege Kars i. viii. 150 I observed that each horse was saddled, and all were in wofully bad condition, having much the appearance of gypsy-horses.

1895 Forest & Stream 4 May 342/3 My gypsy cob landed on a rock at the off side of the fence; he was lame for life.

1907 Nottingham Evening Post 17 July 4/5 Lady Arthur Grosvenor's holiday tour in a caravan..ended yesterday... Her horses were real gipsy ‘vanners’, having been purchased from gipsies.

1965 R. S. Borwick People with Long Ears ii. 22 Gypsy horses are often skewbald, and the drum horse of the Household Cavalry is a magnificent example.

2015 Prospector (Marysville, Calif.) (Nexis) 9 Oct. 1 He explains that the gypsy horses were bred to be muscular to be able to pull the gypsy carriages, to be small enough to be able to survive off of the land.

Compounds

C1.

a. General use as a modifier (in sense A. 1a), as in Gypsy cant, Gypsy encampment, etc.

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1624 W. B. in P. Massinger Bond-man sig. A4 Here are no Gipsie Iigges, no Drumming stuffe, Dances, or other Trumpery to delight.

1725 D. Defoe Compl. Eng. Tradesman I. iii. 34 There is a kind of cant in trade, which a tradesman ought to know, as the beggars and strollers know the gypsy cant.

1830 T. Carlyle Jrnl. in J. A. Froude T. Carlyle: First Forty Years (1882) II. iv. 88 The ‘Scottish History’ looks like that of a gipsy encampment.

1881 E. A. Freeman Sketch Subj. Lands Venice 57 The traveller who comes on the right day may come in for a gipsy fair at Duino.

1929 Travel Jan. 15/1 Yea, he did, five years ago when we found our Kabarda colts in the Gipsy camp!

2007 C. Stross Halting State (2008) 176 The huckster tables and booths have been replaced by broken-down wooden shacks and brightly painted gypsy carriages.

b. As a modifier, used with reference to supposed or stereotypical qualities or characteristics of Gypsies; spec. (a) of or relating to fortune-telling or other supernatural powers; (b) deceptive, unscrupulous; cf. sense A. 2b.

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1615 E. Hoby Curry-combe v. 235 They that are acquainted with your Gipsie-trickes, will not at all be amazed, at this setting of Clement on his feet.

a1631 J. Donne Serm. (1959) V. 119 Never ask wrangling Controverters, that make Gypsie-knots of Mariages; ask thy Conscience, and that will tell thee that thou wast maried till death should depart you.

1790 E. Burke Refl. Revol. in France 22 The delusive, gypsey predictions of a ‘right to choose our governors’.

a1839 W. M. Praed Poems (1864) II. 46 With gipsy talent they foretell How Miss Duquesne will marry well.

1849 T. De Quincey Eng. Mail-coach in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Oct. 488/2 Some gipsy prediction in his childhood.

1977 S. J. Perelman Eastward Ha! viii. 113 Can we play her for the gypsy switch?

c. As a modifier, designating what is considered to be customary among or characteristic of Gypsies, esp. having meals in the open air or travelling from place to place, as in gypsy breakfast, gypsy dinner, gypsy party, etc.

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the world > food and drink > food > meal > picnic or packed meal > [adjective]

picnic1802

Gypsy1816

picnicking1842

picnic-ish1854

picnicky1870

packed1906

brown bag1947

take-with1951

tailgate1970

1654 E. Nicholas Let. 25 Sept. in Papers (1892) II. 89 I had a gipsie visit of a mother and her children, bag and baggage.

1816 J. Austen Emma III. vi. 87 There is to be no form or parade—a sort of gipsy party.

1838 E. Bulwer-Lytton Alice I. ii. ii. 131 Getting up an impromptu dance, or a gipsey dinner.

1850 R. Gordon-Cumming Five Years Hunter's Life S. Afr. I. ii. 34 We set about preparing our gipsy breakfast.

2009 Canberra Times (Nexis) 5 July a15 I couldn't resist the gypsy breakfast of cannellini beans, chorizo, spinach, poached egg and toast.

d. As a modifier, designating any of various items of clothing, esp. for women, made in the style of those worn by Romani peoples, as in gypsy blouse, gypsy dress, etc. Cf. gypsy skirt n. at Compounds 3.Recorded earliest in gypsy hat n. at Compounds 3.Romani peoples are typically represented as wearing loose-fitting clothing, often of a brightly coloured or intricately patterned design.

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1842 Observer 30 Oct. The gipsy cap, a most original and charming little fantasie.

1883 Clinton (Missouri) Advocate 8 Mar. Heads of Limoges enamel..are the latest French fancy for brooches, wherewith the fashionable young lady fastens her large bright-hued gypsy 'kerchief of silk.

1970 W. Hedgepeth Alternative 128/1 She is dressed in a black, full-length skirt and gypsy blouse.

2008 J. Galloway This is not about Me (2009) i. 3 She has big gypsy hoops and enough mascara to block strong sunlight.

2015 MailOnline (Nexis) 18 Nov. [She] opted for a vintage boho look, donning a breezy, blue and green patterned gypsy dress.

e. As a modifier, designating a piece or style of music in or influenced by a traditional Romani style; esp. (in later use) one which combines elements of traditional Romani music with those of another genre; cf. gypsy jazz n., gypsy swing n. at Compounds 3.Romani music is played predominantly on string and brass instruments, with the guitar prominent in providing rhythm.

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1807 La Belle Assemblée 3 p. vi/1 (index) Hungarian gipsy song.

1882 C. G. Leland Gypsies 49 The indescribably wild and thrilling character of gypsy music is thoroughly appreciated by the Russians, who pay very high prices for Romany performances.

1920 Highland Echo 11 Mar. 3/2 In classic repertoire of gypsy jazz. Her violin sings to you of the murmuring pines and rippling waters which were her only teachers.

1989 Guardian 14 July 37/1 This Parisian ensemble break the ice at any party with their effervescent cocktail of north African rai and gypsy pop.

2010 Chicago Daily Herald (Nexis) 30 July 30 The gypsy punk of Gogol Bordello has everything it takes to get a crowd cranked up.

f. With participles, forming adjectives in which Gypsy expresses the complement of the underlying verb; also forming adjectives with the sense ‘that has a —— like that of a Gypsy’, by combining with a noun + -ed.

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1787 W. Beckford Jrnl. 1 June in Jrnl. Portugal & Spain (1954) (modernized text) 55 Her hair of the loveliest auburn..and fair complexion form a striking contrast to the Gypsy-coloured skins and jetty tresses of her companions.

1812 La Belle Assemblée Dec. 288/1 Beautiful as an angel; a little sun burned, gipsy-looking creature, with teeth and eyes like diamonds.

1870 ‘Ouida’ Puck III. vii. 229 She turned and laughed him to scorn, and took in his stead a gipsy-eyed prince, who came from the woods and the plains.

1923 Broadway Brevities Oct. 27 The boys used to admire Berkeley the way he cavaliered it in the smart cafes, often in the company of a gypsy-tressed little doll with a pair of most beguiling orbs.

2017 Sc. Express (Nexis) 31 Mar. 11 The girl's mother told Spanish detectives a ‘balding, gypsy-looking’ man aged about 50 with a facial scar tried to snatch the youngster after telling her he would buy her sweets.

g. As a modifier, with the sense ‘by or with Gypsies’.

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1727 D. Defoe Syst. Magick i. iii. 64 The whole World, or great Part of it, has been Gypsey-ridden by them, even to this Day.

1830 Spirit of Eng. Mag. 15 Dec. 282/1 Why, I remember Norwood a gipsy-haunted forest, and have been robbed on Finchley Common!

1923 Pathfinder (Washington, D.C.) 1 Dec. 4/1 These baskets are often bought from Indian tribes and sold as ‘genuine gipsy-made baskets’.

2012 Wire (Nexis) 5 Jan. She's actually headed to the filth- and gypsy-ridden slums of old Broadway, where she will make her White Way debut in a revival of The Heiress, a play about Benedict Cumberbatch's life.

C2. As a modifier and in the genitive, forming names of plants and animals, esp. those thought to be associated with Gypsies in some way.gypsy moth: see sense A. 4.See also sense B. 2.

gypsy flower n. (a) field scabious, Knautia arvensis (now rare and chiefly historical), cf. gypsy rose n.; (b) the hound's tongue Cynoglossum officinale.Now chiefly in lists of alternative names for these plants.

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the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Dipsacaceae (teasel and allies) > [noun] > scabious or devil's bit

scabiousc1400

devil's-bit1526

fore-bit1597

forebitten more1597

gypsy flower1620

widow flower1789

fire-leaves1796

mourning bride1811

gypsy rose1830

mournful widow1846

starhead1852

1620 G. Markham Farwell to Husbandry viii. 60 The weeds which are most incident thereunto, are..Thistles, Hare-bottles and Gipsie flowers.

1880 J. Britten & R. Holland Dict. Eng. Plant-names 206 Gipsy Flower. (1) Cynoglossum officinale... From the dark hue of its flowers.

1975 D. B. J. Randall Jonson's Gypsies Unmasked ii. 65 Probably no one would dare to say now whether the gypsy flower came to be associated with gypsies because it was in some way gypsy-like or presumed to be liked by gypsies.

2001 J. B. Harborne & H. Baxter Chem. Dict. Econ. Plants 23/2 Hound's-Tongue. Gipsy Flower... Effective soothing sedative in coughs and diarrhoeas.

† gypsy greyhound n. Obsolete rare a type of small greyhound.

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1695 London Gaz. No. 3082/4 Lost or stolen..a small blue Gipsy Grayhound, 16 Inches high.

1721 Evening Post 28 Oct. On the 23d Instant was Stole or run away from his Grace the Duke of Bolton's Stables at Newmarket in Cambridgeshire, one little black Gipsey Greyhound, with a white Spot on her Breast.

gypsy herb n. = gypsywort n.Now only in lists of alternative names for these plants.

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the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > labiate plant or plants > [noun] > other labiate plants

dictamnusOE

MarrubiumOE

dittany1552

water horehound1578

bush basil1597

gypsy herb1726

Perilla1783

gypsywort1787

Malabar catmint1813

chia1832

nettle geranium1860

gas plant1863

coleus1885

1726 C. Threlkeld Synopsis Stirpium Hibernicarum sig. G2^v Lycopus palustris... Some call this the Gipsy-herb, because those stroling Cheats called Gipsies do dye themselves of a blackish Hue with the Juice of this Plant.

1889 Cent. Dict. at Lycopus L. Europæus, the water-hoarhound or gipsy-herb (gipsy-wort),..is the ordinary European species.

1999 L. Page Detoxification 188 Bugleweed, Lycopus Virginicus..Common Names: sweet bugle, water bugle, gypsywort, gypsy-weed, gipsy herb, water horehound, virginian bugle, wolffoot, carpenters herb.

gypsy herring n. the pilchard, Sardina pilchardus.

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the world > animals > fish > class Osteichthyes or Teleostomi > subclass Actinopterygii > order Clupeiformes > [noun] > family Clupeidae and herrings > clupea pilchardus (pilchard)

pilchard1407

javelin1655

gypsy herring1803

French sardine1847

1803 J. Walker in Prize Ess. & Trans. Highland Soc. Scotl. 2 271 The pilchard..is known among our fishers by the name of the gipsey herring.

1883 Daily News 7 Sept. 2/1 A stranger..might imagine that the great shoals of ‘gipsy herrings’ had already arrived.

1981 T. Stobart & M. Owen Cook's Encycl. (U.S. ed.) 427/2 Fully grown sardines are fished off the coast of Cornwall as pilchards or gypsy herrings.

gypsy onion n. (also gypsy onions) the plant ramsons, Allium ursinum.Now chiefly in lists of alternative names for the plant.

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1846 J. O. Halliwell Dict. Archaic & Provinc. Words I Gipsy-onions, wild garlick.

1850 Phytologist 3 975 Besides Ramsons, it is here called Gipsy Onion, as forming it is said an article in the strong diets of that singular race, whose picturesque encampments, once numerous in this forest country, are now comparatively few.

2005 J. Seidemann World Spice Plants 27/1 Allium ursinum. Common names..gipsy onion, hog's garlic, ramsons, [etc.].

† gypsies' pig n. Obsolete rare the hedgehog; cf. gypsy pork n. at Compounds 3.

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the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > [noun] > order Insectivora > family Erinaceidae (hedgehog)

ilc897

iles pil?c1225

irchepilc1290

irchinc1290

hurcheonc1325

urchina1340

thorn-hog1340

hedgehoga1450

herisson?1590

land-urchin1603

hedge-piga1616

hotchi-witchi1843

porcupine1847

furze-pig1865

gypsies' pig1928

tiggy1938

1928 Sunday Disp. 2 Sept. 3/3 ‘Gypsy Pork.’ Hedgehogs are succulent this month. September is the month when the ‘gypsies' pig’ is plump and tender.

gypsy rose n. (also gypsies' rose) field scabious, Knautia arvensis, and sweet scabious, Scabiosa atropurpurea.

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the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Dipsacaceae (teasel and allies) > [noun] > scabious or devil's bit

scabiousc1400

devil's-bit1526

fore-bit1597

forebitten more1597

gypsy flower1620

widow flower1789

fire-leaves1796

mourning bride1811

gypsy rose1830

mournful widow1846

starhead1852

1830 M. R. Mitford Our Village IV. 78 How sweet the hedge-rows are with woodbine and wild scabious, or, as the country people call it, the gipsy-rose!

1907 Country Life in Amer. Mar. 511 (table) Scabiosa arvensis. Gipsies' rose. Pale blue or lilac.

1996 P. Gregory Perfectly Correct (1997) 189 The grass at the side of the path was speckled with the purple and pink of early summer flowers: the long-necked gypsy rose, the tiny faces of willowherb.

gypsywort n. any of the various herbaceous wetland plants of the genus Lycopus (family Lamiaceae); spec. L. europaeus, which is native to Europe and Asia and has hairy toothed leaves and spikes of white or pale pink flowers.

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the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > labiate plant or plants > [noun] > other labiate plants

dictamnusOE

MarrubiumOE

dittany1552

water horehound1578

bush basil1597

gypsy herb1726

Perilla1783

gypsywort1787

Malabar catmint1813

chia1832

nettle geranium1860

gas plant1863

coleus1885

1787 W. Withering Bot. Arrangem. Brit. Plants (ed. 2) I. 19 Lycopus, gypsie-wort.

1854 S. Thomson Wanderings among Wild Flowers (ed. 4) iii. 297 The lycopus, or gipsy-wort, is said to derive its English name from being employed by the wandering tribe to stain their skins of a dark colour.

2001 Times 10 Sept. 16/6 Gypsywort has nettle-like leaves and small rings of dainty white flowers all the way up the stem.

C3. General compounds.

gypsy bonnet n. (now historical) a woman's hat or bonnet with large flaps on the sides; = gypsy hat n.

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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > headgear > [noun] > hat > other

cap (also hat) of maintenancec1475

hat1483

wishing-hat1600

cockle hat1603

porringer1623

poke1632

custard-cap1649

bonnet1675

muff-box1678

Caroline1687

Quaker1778

meat safe1782

balloon hat1784

gypsy hat1785

cabriolet1797

gypsy bonnet1803

Gypsy1806

Wellington hat1809

fan-tail-hat1810

umbrella hat1817

radical1828

caubeen1831

topi1835

montera1838

Petersham1845

squash hat1860

Moab1864

kiddy1865

flap-hat1866

Dolly Varden1872

brush-hata1877

potae1881

Pope's-hat1886

plateau1890

kelly1915

push-back1920

kiss-me-quick hat1963

pakul1982

tinfoil hat1982

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > headgear > [noun] > woman's bonnet > types of > with side flaps

wing bonnet1775

gypsy bonnet1803

Gypsy1806

1803 Morning Post 12 Nov. Miss Eveleigh has the honour to submit to the inspection of Ladies of fashion, an elegant and perfectly new assortment of millinery, &c. particularly a superb Seraph Cloak, and Gypsy Bonnet and Caps.

1855 Ld. Tennyson Maud xix. i, in Maud & Other Poems 63 The frock and gipsy bonnet.

2009 T. Keneally Australians I. ix. 217 Bennelong..presented Karubarabulu with an elegant rose-coloured petticoat and jacket made of a coarse stuff, accompanied with a gypsy bonnet of the same colour.

gypsy cab n. (a) North American a type of baby carriage or pram (see cab n.² 4) (obsolete, rare); (b) U.S. a taxi that is only licensed to operate a private hire service for passengers who book in advance, esp. one that nevertheless picks up street fares; cf. sense A. 2d.

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society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > vehicle pushed or pulled by person > [noun] > perambulator for child

mail-cart1767

baby carriage1825

carriage1829

go-cart1853

perambulator1853

pushcart1853

bassinet1855

baby buggy1862

buggy1862

gypsy cab1864

baby coach1866

pushcar1867

pram1881

wagon1887

pushchair1893

kiddy car1918

stroller1920

pusher1953

society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > vehicles (plying) for hire > [noun] > taxi > types of taxi

hackney cab1832

black taxi1911

Jixi1926

shared taxi1937

share-taxi1943

sherut1950

dolmus1957

taxi1958

gypsy cab1960

minicab1960

Gypsy1968

okada1993

boda boda1995

1864 Sun & Advertiser (Halifax, Nova Scotia) 17 Aug. (advt.) Perambulators, Gipsy Cabs, &c.

1960 ASTA Trav. News Dec. 150/1 ‘Gypsy’ cabs often charge as much as twice the established rate.

2009 C. McCann Let Great World Spin (2010) 308 I stuck out my hand and a gypsy cab stopped immediately.

gypsy caravan n. a type of covered wagon, typically wooden and elaborately painted, that is traditionally horse-drawn and used as housing by Romani peoples.Cf. gypsy wagon n., vardo n.

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society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > other vehicles according to specific use > [noun] > vehicle used as living accommodation > used by gypsies

gypsy caravan1840

gypsy wagon1841

vardo1897

Reading wagon1940

1840 C. Dickens Master Humphrey's Clock I. 236 Neither was it a gipsy caravan, for at the open door..sat a christian lady.

1976 A. Cronin Dead as Doornails (1980) iii. 58 Along came a brightly painted gypsy caravan, drawn by a grey horse.

2015 Radio Times 9 May (South/West ed.) 138/1 I haven't camped in a tent for ages because there are so many glamping options now. Yurts, teepees, camper vans, gypsy caravans.

Gypsy Cream n. (a) an ointment intended to treat minor skin irritation caused by contact with the hairs of the gypsy moth larva (obsolete rare); (b) (chiefly British) a type of crunchy, usually circular, sandwich biscuit with a smooth cream filling; cf. Romany Cream n.

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1908 Boston Daily Globe 9 June 2/7 (advt.) Jaynes' Gypsy Cream, 25c.

1922 Times 30 June 7/6 (advt.) Gipsy cream..orange creams..cream cracker.

1956 Times 20 Oct. 682 If you like digestive biscuits, you'll love Granola!.. Made by the makers of the famous Gipsy Cream and Chocolate Vienna.

2007 Sunday Tel. 23 Sept. 27 My room mate..thought me odd but was tolerant as long as I didn't pinch the Gypsy Creams from her biscuit tin.

gypsy dance n. (a) a style of traditional Spanish Romani music, typically played on the guitar and accompanied by singing, dancing, and often rhythmic backing, such as clapping, castanets, etc.; cf. flamenco n.; (b) a style of Hungarian Romani folk music, played predominantly on string instruments, typically in a polyphonic style; (also) a piece of classical music based on or influenced by this style.

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society > leisure > the arts > music > type of music > dance music > [noun] > folk or country dance

country dance?1577

set1836

gypsy dance1839

contre-danse1880

folk-dance1909

1839 G. Dennis Summer in Andalucia II. xi. 274 Castanets..which the little urchin who offers them for sale is for ever working into the monotonous rattle of the matraca (gipsy-dance), in order to convince you of the clearness and sharpness of their tone.

1854 Dwight's Jrnl. Music 30 Sept. 205/2 Liszt in this ‘Hungarian Rhapsody’..establishes a wild, dark, tempestuous background across which there plays presently, as in a sort of dream light, a bright, yet minor Gypsey dance.

1935 C. O'Connell Victor Bk. Symphony 252 The movement ends with the conventional three chords that mark the conclusion of every typical Hungarian gypsy dance.

2014 N. R. Orringer Lorca in Tune with Falla 20 Falla employs a melody..from an old zorongo, or Gypsy dance in ternary rhythm, played by a blind fiddler outside his window.

† gypsy gold n. Obsolete rare a fiery shade of gold.

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1883 R. Jefferies in Longman's Mag. June 189 Red sorrel spires..stand the boldest, and in their numbers threaten the buttercups. To these in the distance they give the gipsy-gold tint—the reflection of fire on plates of the precious metal.

gypsy hat n. (now historical) a woman's hat or bonnet with large flaps on the sides; = gypsy bonnet n.

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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > headgear > [noun] > hat > other

cap (also hat) of maintenancec1475

hat1483

wishing-hat1600

cockle hat1603

porringer1623

poke1632

custard-cap1649

bonnet1675

muff-box1678

Caroline1687

Quaker1778

meat safe1782

balloon hat1784

gypsy hat1785

cabriolet1797

gypsy bonnet1803

Gypsy1806

Wellington hat1809

fan-tail-hat1810

umbrella hat1817

radical1828

caubeen1831

topi1835

montera1838

Petersham1845

squash hat1860

Moab1864

kiddy1865

flap-hat1866

Dolly Varden1872

brush-hata1877

potae1881

Pope's-hat1886

plateau1890

kelly1915

push-back1920

kiss-me-quick hat1963

pakul1982

tinfoil hat1982

1785 Morning Post 27 June (advt.) E. Shiers, Milliner,..begs leave to inform the Ladies, that she has now ready a good assortment of the New Gipsey Hats of various patterns and colours, not to be had elsewhere.

1889 Harper's Mag. Aug. 416/2 After a while she threw off her gipsy hat and hung it on her arm.

2013 R. Scott Wife Campaign xvii. 257 Her face inside her straw gypsy hat was pale, and she contributed little to the conversation.

gypsy jazz n. a style of jazz music in which acoustic guitar is used to provide a characteristic fast swing rhythm, accompanied by improvised melody lines that are typically played on guitar or violin.Gypsy jazz was pioneered by and is chiefly associated with the Romani musician Django Reinhardt (1910–53).Gypsy jazz is also found in earlier use as an unfixed collocation: see for example quot. 1920 at Compounds 1e.

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society > leisure > the arts > music > type of music > jazz > [noun] > types of

rooty-toot1852

soul music1920

Chicago1923

gutbucket1925

symphonic jazz1926

Dixieland1927

jive1928

white jazz1931

Harlem1934

jump1937

New Orleans1938

free jazz1941

progressive jazz1944

bebop1945

gypsy swing1945

modern jazz1946

bop1948

new jazz1949

cool1952

Afro-jazz1954

funk1954

gypsy jazz1955

trad jazz1955

trad1956

whorehouse music1956

new thing1962

fusion1965

1955 Jrnl. Eng. Folk Dance & Song Soc. 7 257 The smart gypsy youths..play three-guitar arrangements..in the manner of the late Django Reinhardt... Some visitors regret the passing of the old caravans and the arrival of gypsy jazz.

2006 M. Dregni et al. D. Reinhardt & Illustr. Hist. Gypsy Jazz 8/2 Gypsy jazz is largely the legacy of one man—and Django remains one of the few musicians in any style of music to create a whole genre as his legacy.

† gypsy pork n. Obsolete rare the flesh of the hedgehog; cf. gypsies' pig n. at Compounds 2.

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the world > food and drink > food > animals for food > flesh of other animals > [noun] > hedgehog

gypsy pork1928

1928 Sunday Disp. 2 Sept. 3/3 ‘Gypsy Pork.’ Hedgehogs are succulent this month. September is the month when the ‘gypsies' pig’ is plump and tender.

gypsy ring n. any of various types of ring set with precious stones; cf. gypsy setting n.

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1862 Times 25 Nov. 1/2 (advt.) Lost,..a gold gipsy ring, set with three brilliants. Five pounds will be paid to any one restoring it.

1880 E. C. Brewer Reader's Handbk. Allusions (1885) 385/1 Gipsey Ring, a flat gold ring, with stones let into it, at given distances. So called because the stones were originally Egyptian pebbles—that is, agate and jasper.

2014 Chard & Ilminster News 15 Oct. 18ct yellow gold ‘Gypsy’ ring set with 2 diamonds and 1 blue sapphire.

gypsy's curse n. (also gypsy curse) (with reference to the stereotypical representation of Romani people having psychic or supernatural powers) a curse or malediction invoked by a Romani; (sometimes also) a curse that superficially appears to be a blessing. For other expressions based on this and similar stereotypes see Compounds 1b and gypsy's warning n.

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1831 La Belle Assemblée Sept. 106/2 Now is the gipsy's curse fulfilled! The race of Rovena is past!

1965 Janesville (Wisconsin) Daily Gaz. 14 Jan. 16/3 Few commentaries on jurisprudence are as pithily accurate as the old Gypsy curse: ‘May you bring a lawsuit, and be in the right!’

1982 Times 1 Nov. 22/1 In an effort to change Birmingham City's fortunes he has called in a Romany to lift a gypsy's curse put on their ground 76 years ago.

2009 M. Walsh Gypsy Boy (2010) ii. 12 Contrary to popular belief, they [sc. gypsies] don't believe in magic, and the Gypsy ‘curse’ is no more than an age-old way of scaring non-Gypsies into buying something.

gypsy setting n. a type of jewellery setting in which one or more precious stones are embedded flush with the surface of the metal.

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1864 Liverpool Mercury 5 Aug. 2/5 (advt.) First Water Diamond Ring, coloured gold gipsy setting.

1962 R. T. Liddicoat Handbk. Gem Identification (ed. 6) xix. 280 Efforts to deepen the color of pale emeralds usually consist of introducing color into the back of a wholly enclosed gypsy setting in the form of green foil.

2002 USA Today (Nexis) 16 Sept. On their second anniversary as a couple, Offerman proposed in a ‘beautiful place’, with a diamond in a gold ‘gypsy’ setting he designed.

gypsy skirt n. a long skirt of a full, flowing cut, typically made from textured or intricately patterned fabric.

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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > clothing for lower body > skirt > types of > other

bases1562

petticoat1661

petticoatie1796

basquine1819

gypsy skirt1871

divided skirt1885

lava-lava1891

saya1899

three-decker1909

harem skirt1910

lappa1954

skort1957

puffball1959

swirl skirt1962

longuette1970

1871 Godey's Lady's Bk. Dec. 581/1 A Spanish gypsy skirt and square low bodice of dark silk.

2005 Halifax (Nova Scotia) Daily News (Nexis) 21 July 13 Bohemian fashion is all about mixing your own style with gypsy skirts, jeweled tunics, paisley purses and granny-inspired florals.

gypsy's kiss n. [rhyming slang for piss n. 2; slightly earlier currency is implied by gypsy's n.] British an act of urination; cf. gypsy's n.

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the world > life > the body > organs of excretion > defecation or urination > urinary system > [noun] > urination

pissinga1398

urine1561

urination1599

staling1601

miction1663

urining1668

piss?1837

piddle1870

micturating1879

pee1880

pee-wee1909

wet1925

peeing1929

leak1934

Jimmy Riddle1937

wee-wee1937

tinkle1939

run-off1944

slash1950

No. 11965

wee1968

widdle1969

gypsy's kiss1971

Jimmy1971

whizz1971

gypsy's1972

void1980

wazz1994

1971 T. J. Brien Johncrow 121 But I ain't liftin' me plates o' meat no more than I 'ave to. You okay while I 'ave a gypsy's kiss?

2018 @MikeyL4 20 Sept. in twitter.com (accessed 8 Nov. 2019) 9.15am and I've just grassed someone up in work for not washing their hands after going for a gypsy's kiss..not having it anymore.

gypsy straw n. straw used to make a gypsy bonnet; (hence by metonymy) a gypsy bonnet (now historical).

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1795 Hull Advertiser 29 Aug. 3/1 Fashions for August. Bonnet of cottage gypsey straw.

1849 C. Brontë Shirley II. xi. 263 His mistress is necessitated to fetch her garden-hat—a gipsy-straw—and accompany him, over stile and along hedgerow, to hear the conclusion of the whole agricultural matter.

a2006 E. Ogilvie Jennie about to Be (2016) xiv. 101 He..picked up her shawl and gypsy straw... She took the straw bonnet out of his hand and scaled it across the room. ‘I've decided I'm not wearing that.’

gypsy's warning n. (in works of fiction) a sinister warning or prophecy from a Gypsy; (now also more generally) any warning or sign of impending misfortune.

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the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > warning of imminent danger or evil > [noun] > specific types of warning

by-warning1542

gypsy's warning1824

red warning1940

yellow1940

red alert1941

yellow alert1941

red1943

code1957

amber alert1958

content warning1977

trigger warning1993

1824 European Mag. & London Rev. Feb. 114 The Gipsy's Warning.—Mark yonder hag, that mutters as she goes; She deals in charms—can read the Book of Fate, And tell the future with unerring skill. One of the Gipsy tribe, whom maids consult.

1928 D. L. Sayers Unpleasantness at Bellona Club xi. 126 ‘What price the gipsy's warning now?’ said Lord Peter.

1967 A. Christie Endless Night xiii. 112 ‘You'll have to fend for yourself.’ ‘Cut out the gipsy's warning, Santonix,’ I said.

2018 Plymouth Herald (Nexis) 17 Sept. Having had the gypsy's warning about my health and the potential dangers of impending diabetes, I bit the bullet.

gypsy swing n. a style of jazz music in which acoustic guitar is used to provide a characteristic fast swing rhythm, accompanied by improvised melody lines that are typically played on guitar or violin; = gypsy jazz n.

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society > leisure > the arts > music > type of music > jazz > [noun] > types of

rooty-toot1852

soul music1920

Chicago1923

gutbucket1925

symphonic jazz1926

Dixieland1927

jive1928

white jazz1931

Harlem1934

jump1937

New Orleans1938

free jazz1941

progressive jazz1944

bebop1945

gypsy swing1945

modern jazz1946

bop1948

new jazz1949

cool1952

Afro-jazz1954

funk1954

gypsy jazz1955

trad jazz1955

trad1956

whorehouse music1956

new thing1962

fusion1965

1945 Wisconsin State Jrnl. 5 Feb. 4/5 Jan Bart's swell album of Gypsy swing recordings.

2019 Nottingham Post (Nexis) 20 Sept. 34 [The band] fuse the spirit of gypsy swing with the flair of flamenco to create a distinctive jazz flavour.

gypsy table n. a light round table supported on three crossed legs.

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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > table > [noun] > light table

tea-table1703

spider-table1844

spider1848

gypsy table1869

1869 Irish Times & Daily Advertiser 8 Apr. (advt.) A suit of walnut drawingroom furniture,..comprising couch, easy chair.., a small walnut cabinet; oval pillar and claw centre table; walnut Gipsy table; [etc.].

1880 M. E. Braddon Just as I Am I. vii. 58 The middle-aged lady..with a lamp and a work-basket on the gipsy table before her, was Walter Blake's maiden sister.

2014 Surrey Mirror (Nexis) 31 July 3 The tripod or gypsy table was very popular with the late Victorians. The top would have been cloth-covered and probably fringed, and used to display clocks, objets, photographs.

gypsy tart n. originally and chiefly British a sweet tart with a filling made of evaporated milk and muscovado sugar.

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the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > pastry > tart > [noun] > types of tart

rastona1450

taffety tart1651

raspberry tart1696

feuillantine1706

mazarine1706

cowslip tart1723

Bakewell tart1876

nut tart1886

sweetheart1888

Linzertorte1906

nusstorte1911

kolach1918

quiche1925

pissaladière1931

shoo-fly pie1935

Bakewell1950

tarte Tatin1951

gypsy tart1955

1955 Birmingham Post 27 June 3/6 The children..simply adore mock cream, made from dried milk... But, best of all, they like gipsy tart which is a simple concoction of evaporated milk and brown sugar, whisked up together, in a pastry flan.

2009 J. Brand Look back in Hunger (2010) iv. 59 Gypsy tart was sublime. It was a kind of sticky, light-brown goo in a pastry case, and I have often searched for the recipe in order to recreate it.

gypsy wagon n. a type of covered wagon, typically wooden and elaborately painted, that is traditionally horse-drawn and used as housing by Romani peoples.Cf. gypsy caravan n., vardo n.

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society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > other vehicles according to specific use > [noun] > vehicle used as living accommodation > used by gypsies

gypsy caravan1840

gypsy wagon1841

vardo1897

Reading wagon1940

1841 Jackson's Oxf. Jrnl. 10 Apr. (advt.) Gipsy wagon, 2 market carts, gig, ploughs, [etc.].

2012 S. Walsh Dark Light (2013) v. 73 Gus's ferry..was painted scarlet and decorated with scrolls and flowers reminiscent of gypsy wagons.

gypsy winch n. chiefly Nautical (originally) a windlass equipped with a wheel having several pairs of projections or depressions adapted to engage the links of a chain, used to hoist and lower chains; (in later use) any of several types of windlass used to hoist or lower rope or chain, esp. one used to raise and lower an anchor.Cf. sense A. 6.

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1850 C. Lamport Brit. Patent 13,135 6 I do not claim as my Invention either the gipsey winch itself, nor the union of pumping with the ordinary winch alone.

1900 Bath (Maine) Independent 13 Oct. The vessel has a gypsy winch for handling sails, and an extra 6x8 winch aft.

2005 S. K. Chakrabarti Handbk. Offshore Engin. I. vii. 459 The chains pass to individual mooring line gypsy winches.

Derivatives

ˈGypsyless adj. without Gypsies; having no Gypsies.

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1826 M. R. Mitford Our Village II. 266 We have stocks in the village, and a treadmill in the next town; and therefore we go gipsyless.

1991 Guardian (Nexis) 2 Aug. Being Hungarian is loaded with contradictions. I was shocked to find the slogan ‘Gypsyless territory’ sprayed on the statue of the composer Zoltan Kodaly.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	gypsy
释义	Gypsyn.adj. Brit. /ˈdʒɪpsi/, U.S. /ˈdʒɪpsi/ Forms: 1500s–1600s Gypsye, 1500s– Gipsie, 1500s– Gypsie, 1600s Gepsie, 1600s Gipsee, 1600s Gipseies (plural), 1600s Gipses (plural), 1600s Gypsee, 1600s Gypties (plural), 1600s Jipsey, 1600s Jipsie, 1600s Jipsy, 1600s–1800s Gipsey, 1600s– Gipsy, 1600s– Gypsey, 1600s– Gypsy. Also with lower-case initial (most typically in uses and compounds not referring directly to the Romani people or language). Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: gyptian n. Etymology: Alteration of gyptian n. after -y suffix⁶ (preceding development of /sj/ to /ʃ/ in gyptian n.; compare spellings with -si-, -sy- at that entry).With the semantic development shown by sense A. 1 (and earlier by gyptian n. 2 and Egyptian n. 2) compare Spanish †gyptano (adjective) Egyptian, gitano (noun) Egyptian, Romani person (see gitano n.), Dutch †Gipteneer , †Gyptenaar Romani person (1561; < Egyptenaar Egyptian, Romani person (1537)), medieval Greek Γύϕτος Romani person ( < Hellenistic Greek Αἰγύπτιος Egyptian). With sense A. 2d compare earlier gyppo n.¹ 2. Earlier currency of this word (as an adjective in the sense ‘Egyptian’) is probably implied by the following use in a personal name:1523 J. Skelton Goodly Garlande of Laurell sig. F^v By mary gipcy Quod scripsi scripsi. A. n. 1. Usually with capital initial. a. A member of a widely dispersed, traditionally itinerant people originating in South Asia and now found mainly in Europe and North and South America; = Romani n. 1. Members of this people speak any of various regional dialects of an Indo-Aryan language known as Romani (Romani n. 2). Traditionally associated with trade in goods and livestock, esp. horses, their nomadic lifestyle and distinct customs have aroused prejudice, often resulting in persecution.Now sometimes considered derogatory or offensive, the term Gypsy has been steadily replaced in official contexts by Romani or (in plural) Roma. Nevertheless, Gypsy remains the most widely used term for this group among English-speakers. It is also sometimes used to refer to or include Travellers (see traveller n. 2b(a)), whose way of life is similar in certain respects. However, this usage is generally deprecated by members of both communities. ΘΚΠ the world > people > ethnicities > race > nomads > [noun] > Gipsies or Romanies > person gyptian1533 Egyptian1538 Bohemian1574 Gypsy1574 tinker1575 Zingani1581 Zingaro1600 moonman1608 faw1756 vagabond1756 Zingara1756 gitano1761 gitanac1770 nomade1798 Roman1800 Romani1800 Tzigane1802 Zigeuner1802 Sinti1827 piker1838 pikey1838 Rom1841 Zincalo1841 Romanichal1843 nomadian1847 Romany chai1851 didicoi1853 Bedouin1863 gyppo1868 gyp1886 1574 G. Fenton tr. J. Talpin Forme Christian Pollicie iii. xii. 167 A people drawen togeather from many places, bearing the name of Gipsies, or Bohemiens [Fr. Egyptiens, ou Bohemiens], who, much lesse that they euer sawe Egipt, but knowe not where it standeth. a1616 W. Shakespeare As you like It (1623) v. iii. 14 Both in a tune like two gipsies on a horse. View more context for this quotation 1711 J. Addison Spectator No. 130. ¶1 We saw at a little Distance from us a Troop of Gypsies. 1838 W. Howitt Rural Life Eng. I. iii. i. 242 The true gipsies are readily distinguished by their..jet-black hair, black sparkling eyes, Indian complexions, and their genuine Oriental language. 1944 Jrnl. Gypsy Lore Soc. 23 23 The dried herb is used as a tea by many south-country Gypsies. 2018 Daily Post (N. Wales) (Nexis) 5 Nov. 15 The county council has earmarked the site for five or six pitches for travellers and a separate area for an extended family of gypsies. b. The Indo-Aryan language known as Romani (Romani n. 2) or any of its dialects. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > languages of the world > Indo-Hittite > [noun] > Indo-European > Indo-Iranian > Indic > Romany Gypsy1800 Romani1819 Romanes1863 1800 W. Whiter (title) Etymologicon magnum..with illustrations drawn from various languages,..Sanscrit, Gipsey, Coptic, &c. 1875 B. C. Smart & H. T. Crofton Dial. Eng. Gypsies 276 Tell me, old fellow, what the sun is in Gypsy. 1917 Bull. N.Y. Public Libr. 21 17 From my knowledge of English Gypsy I found I could make myself understood and carry on some conversation with the Gypsies of Hungary. 2014 Times (Nexis) 18 Jan. 7 ‘I speak Gypsy, Romanian, Greek, English and German,’ he said. 2. In extended use. †a. A woman with dark skin, eyes, or hair. Obsolete. In quot. 1858 used as a nickname. ΘΚΠ the world > people > person > woman > [noun] wifeeOE womaneOE womanOE queanOE brideOE viragoc1000 to wifeOE burdc1225 ladyc1225 carlinec1375 stotc1386 marec1387 pigsneyc1390 fellowa1393 piecec1400 femalea1425 goddessa1450 fairc1450 womankindc1450 fellowessa1500 femininea1513 tega1529 sister?1532 minikinc1540 wyec1540 placket1547 pig's eye1553 hen?1555 ware1558 pussy?a1560 jade1560 feme1566 gentlewoman1567 mort1567 pinnacea1568 jug1569 rowen1575 tarleather1575 mumps1576 skirt1578 piga1586 rib?1590 puppy1592 smock1592 maness1594 sloy1596 Madonna1602 moll1604 periwinkle1604 Partlet1607 rib of man1609 womanship?1609 modicum1611 Gypsy1612 petticoata1616 runniona1616 birda1627 lucky1629 she-man1640 her1646 lost rib1647 uptails1671 cow1696 tittup1696 cummer17.. wife1702 she-woman1703 person1704 molly1706 fusby1707 goody1708 riding hood1718 birdie1720 faggot1722 piece of goods1727 woman body1771 she-male1776 biddy1785 bitch1785 covess1789 gin1790 pintail1792 buer1807 femme1814 bibi1816 Judy1819 a bit (also bundle) of muslin1823 wifie1823 craft1829 shickster?1834 heifer1835 mot1837 tit1837 Sitt1838 strap1842 hay-bag1851 bint1855 popsy1855 tart1864 woman's woman1868 to deliver the goods1870 chapess1871 Dona1874 girl1878 ladykind1878 mivvy1881 dudess1883 dudette1883 dudine1883 tid1888 totty1890 tootsy1895 floozy1899 dame1902 jane1906 Tom1906 frail1908 bit of stuff1909 quim1909 babe1911 broad1914 muff1914 manhole1916 number1919 rossie1922 bit1923 man's woman1928 scupper1935 split1935 rye mort1936 totsy1938 leg1939 skinny1941 Richard1950 potato1957 scow1960 wimmin1975 womyn1975 womxn1991 1612 J. Webster White Divel sig. I2^v My pretious Gipsie! 1790 J. B. Moreton Manners & Customs West India Islands 127 Keep your employer's bosom-gipsy modestly at a distance. 1858 ‘G. Eliot’ Janet's Repentance vii, in Scenes Clerical Life II. 150 ‘I've a capital idea, Gypsy!’ (that was his name for his dark-eyed wife when he was in an extraordinarily good humour).] b. A person who possesses qualities or characteristics supposed to be typical of Gypsies; spec. †(a) a person who acts in a disreputable, unscrupulous, or deceptive manner (obsolete); (b) (in later use) a person who is free-spirited and carefree, or who travels to many places. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > roguery > rogue > [noun] > cunning Gypsy1616 city slicker1914 society > morality > moral evil > wickedness > roguery, knavery, or rascalry > [noun] > rogue, knave, or rascal > cunning rogue Gypsy1616 1616 B. Jonson Every Man in his Humor (rev. ed.) iiii. vii, in Wks. I. 55 O, Pharoahs foot, haue I found you? Come, draw, to your tooles: draw, gipsie, or Ile thresh you. a1633 Visct. Falkland Hist. Edward II (1680) 88 This Overture being come to the Queens ear, and withal the knowledge how this Gipsie [sc. Spenser] had marshall'd his cunning practice..she seem'd wondrously well-pleas'd. 1824 W. T. Moncrieff Tom & Jerry i. vi. 17 Confound the little gipsey! she has fairly given us the slip, by Jupiter. 1937 Pittsburgh Press 12 Mar. 62/1 The man who was going to take to the open road because he was just a gypsy at heart and he loved the grass beneath his feet. 1996 Fast Company June 127/1 I was a nomadic knowledge worker, a gypsy with a paycheck and a purpose. †c. A contemptuous term for: a woman, considered as deceitful, thoughtless, or fickle. In later use Scottish and English regional, and sometimes used playfully as a term of endearment. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1632 J. Shirley Changes iv. 51 Yon. I heard You court another Mistris, that did answer it with entertainment. Thor. She was a very Gipsie. You were no sooner parted, but she us'd me Basely. 1673 F. Kirkman Unlucky Citizen 165 Cursing her [sc. his Mother-in-law] for a dissembling hypocritical Gypsie. 1709 M. Prior Poems Several Occasions 180 A Slave I am to Clara's Eyes; The Gipsey knows her Pow'r, and flies. 1803 R. Couper Tourifications II. 19 Aye, you little gipsey, you know where you have niched yourself. 1891 H. Johnston Kilmallie I. 119 Ay, Peggie, ye gipsy, and ye were kissing a man. d. U.S. slang. An independently owned truck used for the conveyance of goods; (also) the driver of such a truck. In later use chiefly as a modifier. Cf. gyppo n.¹ 2. ΚΠ 1937 N.Y. Times 20 June xi. 3/2 With the ‘gypsies’ getting scarcer and scarcer, the old free-bunk stations are being replaced by a new kind of truckmen's rest where bed and gas are paid for in advance by the trucking company. 1969 in Decisions & Orders National Labor Relations Board (U.S.) (1971) 173 1491/1 Delivery of the goods to A & P by the gypsy is complete only when the shipment is placed on A & P's warehouse dock. 2009 L. Stinson Little Green 32 She faced the traffic and extended her thumb, hoping for a gypsy trucker who wanted company. e. U.S. slang. Short for gypsy cab n. (b) at Compounds 3. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > vehicles (plying) for hire > [noun] > taxi > types of taxi hackney cab1832 black taxi1911 Jixi1926 shared taxi1937 share-taxi1943 sherut1950 dolmus1957 taxi1958 gypsy cab1960 minicab1960 Gypsy1968 okada1993 boda boda1995 1968 Daily News (N.Y.) 1 Jan. 20/2 The gypsies make their mark by servicing..the areas of the city that medallioned, or licensed, cabs shun. 1975 J. Sepe & L. Telano Cop Team xiii. 177 He took off in a gypsy. 2011 N.Y Mag. 13 June 26/1 ‘Most of the cabs around here are gypsies,’ she mutters. †3. A native or inhabitant of Egypt; an Egyptian. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1615 W. Hull Mirrour of Majestie 60 In this Gypsy [sc. Pharaoh's daughter], the wife of Salomon. a1616 W. Shakespeare Antony & Cleopatra (1623) iv. xiii. 28 Oh this false Soule of Egypt!.. Like a right Gypsie, hath at fast and loose Beguil'd me. 1789 W. Thomson Mammuth II. xxii. 311 Having tenderly embraced the royal gypsies of Egypt,..I went on board the good ship the Delta. 4. In full gypsy moth. A Eurasian tussock moth, Lymantria dispar (family Erebidae), the male of which is pale brown and the female white.The gypsy moth exhibits periods of very high population densities in its native and non-native ranges, during which its larvae cause widespread defoliation of deciduous trees. It has become naturalized in North America, Australia, and New Zealand, where it is considered an invasive species. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > Heterocera > [noun] > family Lymantriidae > ocneria dispar (gipsy moth) Gypsy1742 1742 B. Wilkes Twelve New Designs Eng. Butterflies Pl. 10 (caption) The Gypsy Moth. The Caterpillar feeds on Black Thorn, Crab-tree, &c. 1869 E. Newman Illustr. Nat. Hist. Brit. Moths 37 The caterpillar of the Gipsy has the ground-colour black. 1914 A. F. Burgess Gipsy Moth & Brown-Tail Moth (U.S. Dept. Agric. Farmers' Bull. No. 564) 5 There are few insect enemies of the gipsy moth native to New England that cause any noticeable benefit in reducing its numbers. 1982 Sci. News 17 July 38/1 When a red oak is attacked and defoliated by a troop of hungry gypsy moths (Lymantria dispar), it arms itself for the next assault by making replacement leaves harder to digest. 2008 Walla Walla (Washington) Union-Bull. 1 July a3/2 These gypsies aren't romantic, and they are definitely unwelcome. The annual hunt for gypsy moths is again under way. †5. Short for gypsy bonnet n. or gypsy hat n. at Compounds 3. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > headgear > [noun] > hat > other cap (also hat) of maintenancec1475 hat1483 wishing-hat1600 cockle hat1603 porringer1623 poke1632 custard-cap1649 bonnet1675 muff-box1678 Caroline1687 Quaker1778 meat safe1782 balloon hat1784 gypsy hat1785 cabriolet1797 gypsy bonnet1803 Gypsy1806 Wellington hat1809 fan-tail-hat1810 umbrella hat1817 radical1828 caubeen1831 topi1835 montera1838 Petersham1845 squash hat1860 Moab1864 kiddy1865 flap-hat1866 Dolly Varden1872 brush-hata1877 potae1881 Pope's-hat1886 plateau1890 kelly1915 push-back1920 kiss-me-quick hat1963 pakul1982 tinfoil hat1982 the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > headgear > [noun] > woman's bonnet > types of > with side flaps wing bonnet1775 gypsy bonnet1803 Gypsy1806 1806 Morning Post 19 Mar. New shapes, in Split Straws, for the Spring Fashion, viz. the Collingwood Dress Hat, the Octagon Gipsy, the Wolverine Bonnet, and the Woburn improved Turban. 1808 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Gipsy, a woman's cap, or mutch, plaited on the back of the head. 1823 J. F. Cooper Pioneers II. xxii. 317 Concealing her raven hair under her gipsey. 1873 One Thing Needful iii. 38 Her own thick white piqué, simple straw gypsy and blue ribbons..were so very plain in comparison. 6. Chiefly Nautical. Originally: †a wheel having several pairs of projections or depressions adapted to engage the links of a chain, used with a windlass to hoist and lower chains (obsolete). In later use: a gypsy winch (gypsy winch n. at Compounds 3). ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > parts of machines > wheel > [noun] > other wheels well wheel1535 rundle1611 rown-wheel1688 walking wheel1730 side wheel1731 tirl1793 rigger1797 idle wheel1805 vane1842 Gypsy1850 air wheel1860 wind-wheel1867 sprocket1879 friction-wheel1888 Geneva wheel1891 idler1899 1850 C. Lamport Brit. Patent 13,135 (1857) 2 An apparatus for working chain cables termed a gipsey, which simply consists of a pulley having four or more pairs of projections or snugs cast upon the opposite sides of its circumference. 1889 Cent. Dict. Gipsy 4. Naut. a small winch or crab used on board ship; same as gipsy-winch. 1991 Mariner's Mirror 77 164 The base of the..capstan is fitted with what we would today call a ‘gypsy’ or ‘wildcat’, allowing it to handle the anchor-cable directly without using a messenger. B. adj. 1. Designating a Gypsy; Romani (Romani adj.). ΘΚΠ the world > people > ethnicities > race > nomads > [adjective] > Gipsy or Romany nomadian1591 Gypsy1595 Bohemian1665 gypsyish1787 nomad1798 nomadical1801 nomadic1818 nomade1819 Romani1837 pikey1838 Romanian1841 Roman1851 Tzigane1853 mobile1866 Rom1906 1595 T. W. tr. P. Leroy et al. Pleasant Satyre 88 I did once shewe my hand vnto an olde Gypsie woman [Fr. vne vieille Ægyptienne], who tolde me that I had a round thumbe, and that I should keepe my selfe therefore from the round and halfe round. a1661 B. Holyday tr. Juvenal Satyres (1673) 272 Conjecture did attribute it [sc. the sound] to magick: and this gypsie-devil continued this trick till the coming of our Saviour. a1774 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued (1777) III. i. 398 Two bundles of rags with a gypsy brat in each of them. 1886 W. J. Tucker Life E. Europe 219 How is it that those ragged gipsy musicians don't wash themselves? 2012 F. E. Lamca Gypsies & Devil Hound 18 His alcohol-induced thoughts often returned to Florica, the full-bosomed Gypsy woman. 2. Designating horses associated with the Romani and Irish Traveller peoples; spec. designating a (breed of) horse developed in the British Isles, typically having a piebald or skewbald coat, a long mane and tail, and extensive feathering around the hooves. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > horse defined by breed > [adjective] > of or like particular breeds Arabian1588 Arab1718 garronly1740 Shetland1770 Clydesdale1786 Belgian1821 Conestoga1828 Gypsy1856 Anglo-Arab1860 Anglo-Arabian1860 cobby1871 Akhal-Teke1882 criollo1884 saddlebred1891 Lipizzan1948 1856 H. Sandwith Narr. Siege Kars i. viii. 150 I observed that each horse was saddled, and all were in wofully bad condition, having much the appearance of gypsy-horses. 1895 Forest & Stream 4 May 342/3 My gypsy cob landed on a rock at the off side of the fence; he was lame for life. 1907 Nottingham Evening Post 17 July 4/5 Lady Arthur Grosvenor's holiday tour in a caravan..ended yesterday... Her horses were real gipsy ‘vanners’, having been purchased from gipsies. 1965 R. S. Borwick People with Long Ears ii. 22 Gypsy horses are often skewbald, and the drum horse of the Household Cavalry is a magnificent example. 2015 Prospector (Marysville, Calif.) (Nexis) 9 Oct. 1 He explains that the gypsy horses were bred to be muscular to be able to pull the gypsy carriages, to be small enough to be able to survive off of the land. Compounds C1. a. General use as a modifier (in sense A. 1a), as in Gypsy cant, Gypsy encampment, etc. ΚΠ 1624 W. B. in P. Massinger Bond-man sig. A4 Here are no Gipsie Iigges, no Drumming stuffe, Dances, or other Trumpery to delight. 1725 D. Defoe Compl. Eng. Tradesman I. iii. 34 There is a kind of cant in trade, which a tradesman ought to know, as the beggars and strollers know the gypsy cant. 1830 T. Carlyle Jrnl. in J. A. Froude T. Carlyle: First Forty Years (1882) II. iv. 88 The ‘Scottish History’ looks like that of a gipsy encampment. 1881 E. A. Freeman Sketch Subj. Lands Venice 57 The traveller who comes on the right day may come in for a gipsy fair at Duino. 1929 Travel Jan. 15/1 Yea, he did, five years ago when we found our Kabarda colts in the Gipsy camp! 2007 C. Stross Halting State (2008) 176 The huckster tables and booths have been replaced by broken-down wooden shacks and brightly painted gypsy carriages. b. As a modifier, used with reference to supposed or stereotypical qualities or characteristics of Gypsies; spec. (a) of or relating to fortune-telling or other supernatural powers; (b) deceptive, unscrupulous; cf. sense A. 2b. ΚΠ 1615 E. Hoby Curry-combe v. 235 They that are acquainted with your Gipsie-trickes, will not at all be amazed, at this setting of Clement on his feet. a1631 J. Donne Serm. (1959) V. 119 Never ask wrangling Controverters, that make Gypsie-knots of Mariages; ask thy Conscience, and that will tell thee that thou wast maried till death should depart you. 1790 E. Burke Refl. Revol. in France 22 The delusive, gypsey predictions of a ‘right to choose our governors’. View more context for this quotation a1839 W. M. Praed Poems (1864) II. 46 With gipsy talent they foretell How Miss Duquesne will marry well. 1849 T. De Quincey Eng. Mail-coach in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Oct. 488/2 Some gipsy prediction in his childhood. 1977 S. J. Perelman Eastward Ha! viii. 113 Can we play her for the gypsy switch? c. As a modifier, designating what is considered to be customary among or characteristic of Gypsies, esp. having meals in the open air or travelling from place to place, as in gypsy breakfast, gypsy dinner, gypsy party, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > meal > picnic or packed meal > [adjective] picnic1802 Gypsy1816 picnicking1842 picnic-ish1854 picnicky1870 packed1906 brown bag1947 take-with1951 tailgate1970 1654 E. Nicholas Let. 25 Sept. in Papers (1892) II. 89 I had a gipsie visit of a mother and her children, bag and baggage. 1816 J. Austen Emma III. vi. 87 There is to be no form or parade—a sort of gipsy party. View more context for this quotation 1838 E. Bulwer-Lytton Alice I. ii. ii. 131 Getting up an impromptu dance, or a gipsey dinner. 1850 R. Gordon-Cumming Five Years Hunter's Life S. Afr. I. ii. 34 We set about preparing our gipsy breakfast. 2009 Canberra Times (Nexis) 5 July a15 I couldn't resist the gypsy breakfast of cannellini beans, chorizo, spinach, poached egg and toast. d. As a modifier, designating any of various items of clothing, esp. for women, made in the style of those worn by Romani peoples, as in gypsy blouse, gypsy dress, etc. Cf. gypsy skirt n. at Compounds 3.Recorded earliest in gypsy hat n. at Compounds 3.Romani peoples are typically represented as wearing loose-fitting clothing, often of a brightly coloured or intricately patterned design. ΚΠ 1842 Observer 30 Oct. The gipsy cap, a most original and charming little fantasie. 1883 Clinton (Missouri) Advocate 8 Mar. Heads of Limoges enamel..are the latest French fancy for brooches, wherewith the fashionable young lady fastens her large bright-hued gypsy 'kerchief of silk. 1970 W. Hedgepeth Alternative 128/1 She is dressed in a black, full-length skirt and gypsy blouse. 2008 J. Galloway This is not about Me (2009) i. 3 She has big gypsy hoops and enough mascara to block strong sunlight. 2015 MailOnline (Nexis) 18 Nov. [She] opted for a vintage boho look, donning a breezy, blue and green patterned gypsy dress. e. As a modifier, designating a piece or style of music in or influenced by a traditional Romani style; esp. (in later use) one which combines elements of traditional Romani music with those of another genre; cf. gypsy jazz n., gypsy swing n. at Compounds 3.Romani music is played predominantly on string and brass instruments, with the guitar prominent in providing rhythm. ΚΠ 1807 La Belle Assemblée 3 p. vi/1 (index) Hungarian gipsy song. 1882 C. G. Leland Gypsies 49 The indescribably wild and thrilling character of gypsy music is thoroughly appreciated by the Russians, who pay very high prices for Romany performances. 1920 Highland Echo 11 Mar. 3/2 In classic repertoire of gypsy jazz. Her violin sings to you of the murmuring pines and rippling waters which were her only teachers. 1989 Guardian 14 July 37/1 This Parisian ensemble break the ice at any party with their effervescent cocktail of north African rai and gypsy pop. 2010 Chicago Daily Herald (Nexis) 30 July 30 The gypsy punk of Gogol Bordello has everything it takes to get a crowd cranked up. f. With participles, forming adjectives in which Gypsy expresses the complement of the underlying verb; also forming adjectives with the sense ‘that has a —— like that of a Gypsy’, by combining with a noun + -ed. ΚΠ 1787 W. Beckford Jrnl. 1 June in Jrnl. Portugal & Spain (1954) (modernized text) 55 Her hair of the loveliest auburn..and fair complexion form a striking contrast to the Gypsy-coloured skins and jetty tresses of her companions. 1812 La Belle Assemblée Dec. 288/1 Beautiful as an angel; a little sun burned, gipsy-looking creature, with teeth and eyes like diamonds. 1870 ‘Ouida’ Puck III. vii. 229 She turned and laughed him to scorn, and took in his stead a gipsy-eyed prince, who came from the woods and the plains. 1923 Broadway Brevities Oct. 27 The boys used to admire Berkeley the way he cavaliered it in the smart cafes, often in the company of a gypsy-tressed little doll with a pair of most beguiling orbs. 2017 Sc. Express (Nexis) 31 Mar. 11 The girl's mother told Spanish detectives a ‘balding, gypsy-looking’ man aged about 50 with a facial scar tried to snatch the youngster after telling her he would buy her sweets. g. As a modifier, with the sense ‘by or with Gypsies’. ΚΠ 1727 D. Defoe Syst. Magick i. iii. 64 The whole World, or great Part of it, has been Gypsey-ridden by them, even to this Day. 1830 Spirit of Eng. Mag. 15 Dec. 282/1 Why, I remember Norwood a gipsy-haunted forest, and have been robbed on Finchley Common! 1923 Pathfinder (Washington, D.C.) 1 Dec. 4/1 These baskets are often bought from Indian tribes and sold as ‘genuine gipsy-made baskets’. 2012 Wire (Nexis) 5 Jan. She's actually headed to the filth- and gypsy-ridden slums of old Broadway, where she will make her White Way debut in a revival of The Heiress, a play about Benedict Cumberbatch's life. C2. As a modifier and in the genitive, forming names of plants and animals, esp. those thought to be associated with Gypsies in some way.gypsy moth: see sense A. 4.See also sense B. 2. gypsy flower n. (a) field scabious, Knautia arvensis (now rare and chiefly historical), cf. gypsy rose n.; (b) the hound's tongue Cynoglossum officinale.Now chiefly in lists of alternative names for these plants. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Dipsacaceae (teasel and allies) > [noun] > scabious or devil's bit scabiousc1400 devil's-bit1526 fore-bit1597 forebitten more1597 gypsy flower1620 widow flower1789 fire-leaves1796 mourning bride1811 gypsy rose1830 mournful widow1846 starhead1852 1620 G. Markham Farwell to Husbandry viii. 60 The weeds which are most incident thereunto, are..Thistles, Hare-bottles and Gipsie flowers. 1880 J. Britten & R. Holland Dict. Eng. Plant-names 206 Gipsy Flower. (1) Cynoglossum officinale... From the dark hue of its flowers. 1975 D. B. J. Randall Jonson's Gypsies Unmasked ii. 65 Probably no one would dare to say now whether the gypsy flower came to be associated with gypsies because it was in some way gypsy-like or presumed to be liked by gypsies. 2001 J. B. Harborne & H. Baxter Chem. Dict. Econ. Plants 23/2 Hound's-Tongue. Gipsy Flower... Effective soothing sedative in coughs and diarrhoeas. † gypsy greyhound n. Obsolete rare a type of small greyhound. ΚΠ 1695 London Gaz. No. 3082/4 Lost or stolen..a small blue Gipsy Grayhound, 16 Inches high. 1721 Evening Post 28 Oct. On the 23d Instant was Stole or run away from his Grace the Duke of Bolton's Stables at Newmarket in Cambridgeshire, one little black Gipsey Greyhound, with a white Spot on her Breast. gypsy herb n. = gypsywort n.Now only in lists of alternative names for these plants. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > labiate plant or plants > [noun] > other labiate plants dictamnusOE MarrubiumOE dittany1552 water horehound1578 bush basil1597 gypsy herb1726 Perilla1783 gypsywort1787 Malabar catmint1813 chia1832 nettle geranium1860 gas plant1863 coleus1885 1726 C. Threlkeld Synopsis Stirpium Hibernicarum sig. G2^v Lycopus palustris... Some call this the Gipsy-herb, because those stroling Cheats called Gipsies do dye themselves of a blackish Hue with the Juice of this Plant. 1889 Cent. Dict. at Lycopus L. Europæus, the water-hoarhound or gipsy-herb (gipsy-wort),..is the ordinary European species. 1999 L. Page Detoxification 188 Bugleweed, Lycopus Virginicus..Common Names: sweet bugle, water bugle, gypsywort, gypsy-weed, gipsy herb, water horehound, virginian bugle, wolffoot, carpenters herb. gypsy herring n. the pilchard, Sardina pilchardus. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > fish > class Osteichthyes or Teleostomi > subclass Actinopterygii > order Clupeiformes > [noun] > family Clupeidae and herrings > clupea pilchardus (pilchard) pilchard1407 javelin1655 gypsy herring1803 French sardine1847 1803 J. Walker in Prize Ess. & Trans. Highland Soc. Scotl. 2 271 The pilchard..is known among our fishers by the name of the gipsey herring. 1883 Daily News 7 Sept. 2/1 A stranger..might imagine that the great shoals of ‘gipsy herrings’ had already arrived. 1981 T. Stobart & M. Owen Cook's Encycl. (U.S. ed.) 427/2 Fully grown sardines are fished off the coast of Cornwall as pilchards or gypsy herrings. gypsy onion n. (also gypsy onions) the plant ramsons, Allium ursinum.Now chiefly in lists of alternative names for the plant. ΚΠ 1846 J. O. Halliwell Dict. Archaic & Provinc. Words I Gipsy-onions, wild garlick. 1850 Phytologist 3 975 Besides Ramsons, it is here called Gipsy Onion, as forming it is said an article in the strong diets of that singular race, whose picturesque encampments, once numerous in this forest country, are now comparatively few. 2005 J. Seidemann World Spice Plants 27/1 Allium ursinum. Common names..gipsy onion, hog's garlic, ramsons, [etc.]. † gypsies' pig n. Obsolete rare the hedgehog; cf. gypsy pork n. at Compounds 3. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > [noun] > order Insectivora > family Erinaceidae (hedgehog) ilc897 iles pil?c1225 irchepilc1290 irchinc1290 hurcheonc1325 urchina1340 thorn-hog1340 hedgehoga1450 herisson?1590 land-urchin1603 hedge-piga1616 hotchi-witchi1843 porcupine1847 furze-pig1865 gypsies' pig1928 tiggy1938 1928 Sunday Disp. 2 Sept. 3/3 ‘Gypsy Pork.’ Hedgehogs are succulent this month. September is the month when the ‘gypsies' pig’ is plump and tender. gypsy rose n. (also gypsies' rose) field scabious, Knautia arvensis, and sweet scabious, Scabiosa atropurpurea. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Dipsacaceae (teasel and allies) > [noun] > scabious or devil's bit scabiousc1400 devil's-bit1526 fore-bit1597 forebitten more1597 gypsy flower1620 widow flower1789 fire-leaves1796 mourning bride1811 gypsy rose1830 mournful widow1846 starhead1852 1830 M. R. Mitford Our Village IV. 78 How sweet the hedge-rows are with woodbine and wild scabious, or, as the country people call it, the gipsy-rose! 1907 Country Life in Amer. Mar. 511 (table) Scabiosa arvensis. Gipsies' rose. Pale blue or lilac. 1996 P. Gregory Perfectly Correct (1997) 189 The grass at the side of the path was speckled with the purple and pink of early summer flowers: the long-necked gypsy rose, the tiny faces of willowherb. gypsywort n. any of the various herbaceous wetland plants of the genus Lycopus (family Lamiaceae); spec. L. europaeus, which is native to Europe and Asia and has hairy toothed leaves and spikes of white or pale pink flowers. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > labiate plant or plants > [noun] > other labiate plants dictamnusOE MarrubiumOE dittany1552 water horehound1578 bush basil1597 gypsy herb1726 Perilla1783 gypsywort1787 Malabar catmint1813 chia1832 nettle geranium1860 gas plant1863 coleus1885 1787 W. Withering Bot. Arrangem. Brit. Plants (ed. 2) I. 19 Lycopus, gypsie-wort. 1854 S. Thomson Wanderings among Wild Flowers (ed. 4) iii. 297 The lycopus, or gipsy-wort, is said to derive its English name from being employed by the wandering tribe to stain their skins of a dark colour. 2001 Times 10 Sept. 16/6 Gypsywort has nettle-like leaves and small rings of dainty white flowers all the way up the stem. C3. General compounds. gypsy bonnet n. (now historical) a woman's hat or bonnet with large flaps on the sides; = gypsy hat n. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > headgear > [noun] > hat > other cap (also hat) of maintenancec1475 hat1483 wishing-hat1600 cockle hat1603 porringer1623 poke1632 custard-cap1649 bonnet1675 muff-box1678 Caroline1687 Quaker1778 meat safe1782 balloon hat1784 gypsy hat1785 cabriolet1797 gypsy bonnet1803 Gypsy1806 Wellington hat1809 fan-tail-hat1810 umbrella hat1817 radical1828 caubeen1831 topi1835 montera1838 Petersham1845 squash hat1860 Moab1864 kiddy1865 flap-hat1866 Dolly Varden1872 brush-hata1877 potae1881 Pope's-hat1886 plateau1890 kelly1915 push-back1920 kiss-me-quick hat1963 pakul1982 tinfoil hat1982 the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > headgear > [noun] > woman's bonnet > types of > with side flaps wing bonnet1775 gypsy bonnet1803 Gypsy1806 1803 Morning Post 12 Nov. Miss Eveleigh has the honour to submit to the inspection of Ladies of fashion, an elegant and perfectly new assortment of millinery, &c. particularly a superb Seraph Cloak, and Gypsy Bonnet and Caps. 1855 Ld. Tennyson Maud xix. i, in Maud & Other Poems 63 The frock and gipsy bonnet. 2009 T. Keneally Australians I. ix. 217 Bennelong..presented Karubarabulu with an elegant rose-coloured petticoat and jacket made of a coarse stuff, accompanied with a gypsy bonnet of the same colour. gypsy cab n. (a) North American a type of baby carriage or pram (see cab n.² 4) (obsolete, rare); (b) U.S. a taxi that is only licensed to operate a private hire service for passengers who book in advance, esp. one that nevertheless picks up street fares; cf. sense A. 2d. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > vehicle pushed or pulled by person > [noun] > perambulator for child mail-cart1767 baby carriage1825 carriage1829 go-cart1853 perambulator1853 pushcart1853 bassinet1855 baby buggy1862 buggy1862 gypsy cab1864 baby coach1866 pushcar1867 pram1881 wagon1887 pushchair1893 kiddy car1918 stroller1920 pusher1953 society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > vehicles (plying) for hire > [noun] > taxi > types of taxi hackney cab1832 black taxi1911 Jixi1926 shared taxi1937 share-taxi1943 sherut1950 dolmus1957 taxi1958 gypsy cab1960 minicab1960 Gypsy1968 okada1993 boda boda1995 1864 Sun & Advertiser (Halifax, Nova Scotia) 17 Aug. (advt.) Perambulators, Gipsy Cabs, &c. 1960 ASTA Trav. News Dec. 150/1 ‘Gypsy’ cabs often charge as much as twice the established rate. 2009 C. McCann Let Great World Spin (2010) 308 I stuck out my hand and a gypsy cab stopped immediately. gypsy caravan n. a type of covered wagon, typically wooden and elaborately painted, that is traditionally horse-drawn and used as housing by Romani peoples.Cf. gypsy wagon n., vardo n. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > other vehicles according to specific use > [noun] > vehicle used as living accommodation > used by gypsies gypsy caravan1840 gypsy wagon1841 vardo1897 Reading wagon1940 1840 C. Dickens Master Humphrey's Clock I. 236 Neither was it a gipsy caravan, for at the open door..sat a christian lady. 1976 A. Cronin Dead as Doornails (1980) iii. 58 Along came a brightly painted gypsy caravan, drawn by a grey horse. 2015 Radio Times 9 May (South/West ed.) 138/1 I haven't camped in a tent for ages because there are so many glamping options now. Yurts, teepees, camper vans, gypsy caravans. Gypsy Cream n. (a) an ointment intended to treat minor skin irritation caused by contact with the hairs of the gypsy moth larva (obsolete rare); (b) (chiefly British) a type of crunchy, usually circular, sandwich biscuit with a smooth cream filling; cf. Romany Cream n. ΚΠ 1908 Boston Daily Globe 9 June 2/7 (advt.) Jaynes' Gypsy Cream, 25c. 1922 Times 30 June 7/6 (advt.) Gipsy cream..orange creams..cream cracker. 1956 Times 20 Oct. 682 If you like digestive biscuits, you'll love Granola!.. Made by the makers of the famous Gipsy Cream and Chocolate Vienna. 2007 Sunday Tel. 23 Sept. 27 My room mate..thought me odd but was tolerant as long as I didn't pinch the Gypsy Creams from her biscuit tin. gypsy dance n. (a) a style of traditional Spanish Romani music, typically played on the guitar and accompanied by singing, dancing, and often rhythmic backing, such as clapping, castanets, etc.; cf. flamenco n.; (b) a style of Hungarian Romani folk music, played predominantly on string instruments, typically in a polyphonic style; (also) a piece of classical music based on or influenced by this style. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > type of music > dance music > [noun] > folk or country dance country dance?1577 set1836 gypsy dance1839 contre-danse1880 folk-dance1909 1839 G. Dennis Summer in Andalucia II. xi. 274 Castanets..which the little urchin who offers them for sale is for ever working into the monotonous rattle of the matraca (gipsy-dance), in order to convince you of the clearness and sharpness of their tone. 1854 Dwight's Jrnl. Music 30 Sept. 205/2 Liszt in this ‘Hungarian Rhapsody’..establishes a wild, dark, tempestuous background across which there plays presently, as in a sort of dream light, a bright, yet minor Gypsey dance. 1935 C. O'Connell Victor Bk. Symphony 252 The movement ends with the conventional three chords that mark the conclusion of every typical Hungarian gypsy dance. 2014 N. R. Orringer Lorca in Tune with Falla 20 Falla employs a melody..from an old zorongo, or Gypsy dance in ternary rhythm, played by a blind fiddler outside his window. † gypsy gold n. Obsolete rare a fiery shade of gold. ΚΠ 1883 R. Jefferies in Longman's Mag. June 189 Red sorrel spires..stand the boldest, and in their numbers threaten the buttercups. To these in the distance they give the gipsy-gold tint—the reflection of fire on plates of the precious metal. gypsy hat n. (now historical) a woman's hat or bonnet with large flaps on the sides; = gypsy bonnet n. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > headgear > [noun] > hat > other cap (also hat) of maintenancec1475 hat1483 wishing-hat1600 cockle hat1603 porringer1623 poke1632 custard-cap1649 bonnet1675 muff-box1678 Caroline1687 Quaker1778 meat safe1782 balloon hat1784 gypsy hat1785 cabriolet1797 gypsy bonnet1803 Gypsy1806 Wellington hat1809 fan-tail-hat1810 umbrella hat1817 radical1828 caubeen1831 topi1835 montera1838 Petersham1845 squash hat1860 Moab1864 kiddy1865 flap-hat1866 Dolly Varden1872 brush-hata1877 potae1881 Pope's-hat1886 plateau1890 kelly1915 push-back1920 kiss-me-quick hat1963 pakul1982 tinfoil hat1982 1785 Morning Post 27 June (advt.) E. Shiers, Milliner,..begs leave to inform the Ladies, that she has now ready a good assortment of the New Gipsey Hats of various patterns and colours, not to be had elsewhere. 1889 Harper's Mag. Aug. 416/2 After a while she threw off her gipsy hat and hung it on her arm. 2013 R. Scott Wife Campaign xvii. 257 Her face inside her straw gypsy hat was pale, and she contributed little to the conversation. gypsy jazz n. a style of jazz music in which acoustic guitar is used to provide a characteristic fast swing rhythm, accompanied by improvised melody lines that are typically played on guitar or violin.Gypsy jazz was pioneered by and is chiefly associated with the Romani musician Django Reinhardt (1910–53).Gypsy jazz is also found in earlier use as an unfixed collocation: see for example quot. 1920 at Compounds 1e. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > type of music > jazz > [noun] > types of rooty-toot1852 soul music1920 Chicago1923 gutbucket1925 symphonic jazz1926 Dixieland1927 jive1928 white jazz1931 Harlem1934 jump1937 New Orleans1938 free jazz1941 progressive jazz1944 bebop1945 gypsy swing1945 modern jazz1946 bop1948 new jazz1949 cool1952 Afro-jazz1954 funk1954 gypsy jazz1955 trad jazz1955 trad1956 whorehouse music1956 new thing1962 fusion1965 1955 Jrnl. Eng. Folk Dance & Song Soc. 7 257 The smart gypsy youths..play three-guitar arrangements..in the manner of the late Django Reinhardt... Some visitors regret the passing of the old caravans and the arrival of gypsy jazz. 2006 M. Dregni et al. D. Reinhardt & Illustr. Hist. Gypsy Jazz 8/2 Gypsy jazz is largely the legacy of one man—and Django remains one of the few musicians in any style of music to create a whole genre as his legacy. † gypsy pork n. Obsolete rare the flesh of the hedgehog; cf. gypsies' pig n. at Compounds 2. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > animals for food > flesh of other animals > [noun] > hedgehog gypsy pork1928 1928 Sunday Disp. 2 Sept. 3/3 ‘Gypsy Pork.’ Hedgehogs are succulent this month. September is the month when the ‘gypsies' pig’ is plump and tender. gypsy ring n. any of various types of ring set with precious stones; cf. gypsy setting n. ΚΠ 1862 Times 25 Nov. 1/2 (advt.) Lost,..a gold gipsy ring, set with three brilliants. Five pounds will be paid to any one restoring it. 1880 E. C. Brewer Reader's Handbk. Allusions (1885) 385/1 Gipsey Ring, a flat gold ring, with stones let into it, at given distances. So called because the stones were originally Egyptian pebbles—that is, agate and jasper. 2014 Chard & Ilminster News 15 Oct. 18ct yellow gold ‘Gypsy’ ring set with 2 diamonds and 1 blue sapphire. gypsy's curse n. (also gypsy curse) (with reference to the stereotypical representation of Romani people having psychic or supernatural powers) a curse or malediction invoked by a Romani; (sometimes also) a curse that superficially appears to be a blessing. For other expressions based on this and similar stereotypes see Compounds 1b and gypsy's warning n. ΚΠ 1831 La Belle Assemblée Sept. 106/2 Now is the gipsy's curse fulfilled! The race of Rovena is past! 1965 Janesville (Wisconsin) Daily Gaz. 14 Jan. 16/3 Few commentaries on jurisprudence are as pithily accurate as the old Gypsy curse: ‘May you bring a lawsuit, and be in the right!’ 1982 Times 1 Nov. 22/1 In an effort to change Birmingham City's fortunes he has called in a Romany to lift a gypsy's curse put on their ground 76 years ago. 2009 M. Walsh Gypsy Boy (2010) ii. 12 Contrary to popular belief, they [sc. gypsies] don't believe in magic, and the Gypsy ‘curse’ is no more than an age-old way of scaring non-Gypsies into buying something. gypsy setting n. a type of jewellery setting in which one or more precious stones are embedded flush with the surface of the metal. ΚΠ 1864 Liverpool Mercury 5 Aug. 2/5 (advt.) First Water Diamond Ring, coloured gold gipsy setting. 1962 R. T. Liddicoat Handbk. Gem Identification (ed. 6) xix. 280 Efforts to deepen the color of pale emeralds usually consist of introducing color into the back of a wholly enclosed gypsy setting in the form of green foil. 2002 USA Today (Nexis) 16 Sept. On their second anniversary as a couple, Offerman proposed in a ‘beautiful place’, with a diamond in a gold ‘gypsy’ setting he designed. gypsy skirt n. a long skirt of a full, flowing cut, typically made from textured or intricately patterned fabric. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > clothing for lower body > skirt > types of > other bases1562 petticoat1661 petticoatie1796 basquine1819 gypsy skirt1871 divided skirt1885 lava-lava1891 saya1899 three-decker1909 harem skirt1910 lappa1954 skort1957 puffball1959 swirl skirt1962 longuette1970 1871 Godey's Lady's Bk. Dec. 581/1 A Spanish gypsy skirt and square low bodice of dark silk. 2005 Halifax (Nova Scotia) Daily News (Nexis) 21 July 13 Bohemian fashion is all about mixing your own style with gypsy skirts, jeweled tunics, paisley purses and granny-inspired florals. gypsy's kiss n. [rhyming slang for piss n. 2; slightly earlier currency is implied by gypsy's n.] British an act of urination; cf. gypsy's n. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > organs of excretion > defecation or urination > urinary system > [noun] > urination pissinga1398 urine1561 urination1599 staling1601 miction1663 urining1668 piss?1837 piddle1870 micturating1879 pee1880 pee-wee1909 wet1925 peeing1929 leak1934 Jimmy Riddle1937 wee-wee1937 tinkle1939 run-off1944 slash1950 No. 11965 wee1968 widdle1969 gypsy's kiss1971 Jimmy1971 whizz1971 gypsy's1972 void1980 wazz1994 1971 T. J. Brien Johncrow 121 But I ain't liftin' me plates o' meat no more than I 'ave to. You okay while I 'ave a gypsy's kiss? 2018 @MikeyL4 20 Sept. in twitter.com (accessed 8 Nov. 2019) 9.15am and I've just grassed someone up in work for not washing their hands after going for a gypsy's kiss..not having it anymore. gypsy straw n. straw used to make a gypsy bonnet; (hence by metonymy) a gypsy bonnet (now historical). ΚΠ 1795 Hull Advertiser 29 Aug. 3/1 Fashions for August. Bonnet of cottage gypsey straw. 1849 C. Brontë Shirley II. xi. 263 His mistress is necessitated to fetch her garden-hat—a gipsy-straw—and accompany him, over stile and along hedgerow, to hear the conclusion of the whole agricultural matter. a2006 E. Ogilvie Jennie about to Be (2016) xiv. 101 He..picked up her shawl and gypsy straw... She took the straw bonnet out of his hand and scaled it across the room. ‘I've decided I'm not wearing that.’ gypsy's warning n. (in works of fiction) a sinister warning or prophecy from a Gypsy; (now also more generally) any warning or sign of impending misfortune. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > warning of imminent danger or evil > [noun] > specific types of warning by-warning1542 gypsy's warning1824 red warning1940 yellow1940 red alert1941 yellow alert1941 red1943 code1957 amber alert1958 content warning1977 trigger warning1993 1824 European Mag. & London Rev. Feb. 114 The Gipsy's Warning.—Mark yonder hag, that mutters as she goes; She deals in charms—can read the Book of Fate, And tell the future with unerring skill. One of the Gipsy tribe, whom maids consult. 1928 D. L. Sayers Unpleasantness at Bellona Club xi. 126 ‘What price the gipsy's warning now?’ said Lord Peter. 1967 A. Christie Endless Night xiii. 112 ‘You'll have to fend for yourself.’ ‘Cut out the gipsy's warning, Santonix,’ I said. 2018 Plymouth Herald (Nexis) 17 Sept. Having had the gypsy's warning about my health and the potential dangers of impending diabetes, I bit the bullet. gypsy swing n. a style of jazz music in which acoustic guitar is used to provide a characteristic fast swing rhythm, accompanied by improvised melody lines that are typically played on guitar or violin; = gypsy jazz n. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > type of music > jazz > [noun] > types of rooty-toot1852 soul music1920 Chicago1923 gutbucket1925 symphonic jazz1926 Dixieland1927 jive1928 white jazz1931 Harlem1934 jump1937 New Orleans1938 free jazz1941 progressive jazz1944 bebop1945 gypsy swing1945 modern jazz1946 bop1948 new jazz1949 cool1952 Afro-jazz1954 funk1954 gypsy jazz1955 trad jazz1955 trad1956 whorehouse music1956 new thing1962 fusion1965 1945 Wisconsin State Jrnl. 5 Feb. 4/5 Jan Bart's swell album of Gypsy swing recordings. 2019 Nottingham Post (Nexis) 20 Sept. 34 [The band] fuse the spirit of gypsy swing with the flair of flamenco to create a distinctive jazz flavour. gypsy table n. a light round table supported on three crossed legs. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > table > [noun] > light table tea-table1703 spider-table1844 spider1848 gypsy table1869 1869 Irish Times & Daily Advertiser 8 Apr. (advt.) A suit of walnut drawingroom furniture,..comprising couch, easy chair.., a small walnut cabinet; oval pillar and claw centre table; walnut Gipsy table; [etc.]. 1880 M. E. Braddon Just as I Am I. vii. 58 The middle-aged lady..with a lamp and a work-basket on the gipsy table before her, was Walter Blake's maiden sister. 2014 Surrey Mirror (Nexis) 31 July 3 The tripod or gypsy table was very popular with the late Victorians. The top would have been cloth-covered and probably fringed, and used to display clocks, objets, photographs. gypsy tart n. originally and chiefly British a sweet tart with a filling made of evaporated milk and muscovado sugar. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > pastry > tart > [noun] > types of tart rastona1450 taffety tart1651 raspberry tart1696 feuillantine1706 mazarine1706 cowslip tart1723 Bakewell tart1876 nut tart1886 sweetheart1888 Linzertorte1906 nusstorte1911 kolach1918 quiche1925 pissaladière1931 shoo-fly pie1935 Bakewell1950 tarte Tatin1951 gypsy tart1955 1955 Birmingham Post 27 June 3/6 The children..simply adore mock cream, made from dried milk... But, best of all, they like gipsy tart which is a simple concoction of evaporated milk and brown sugar, whisked up together, in a pastry flan. 2009 J. Brand Look back in Hunger (2010) iv. 59 Gypsy tart was sublime. It was a kind of sticky, light-brown goo in a pastry case, and I have often searched for the recipe in order to recreate it. gypsy wagon n. a type of covered wagon, typically wooden and elaborately painted, that is traditionally horse-drawn and used as housing by Romani peoples.Cf. gypsy caravan n., vardo n. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > other vehicles according to specific use > [noun] > vehicle used as living accommodation > used by gypsies gypsy caravan1840 gypsy wagon1841 vardo1897 Reading wagon1940 1841 Jackson's Oxf. Jrnl. 10 Apr. (advt.) Gipsy wagon, 2 market carts, gig, ploughs, [etc.]. 2012 S. Walsh Dark Light (2013) v. 73 Gus's ferry..was painted scarlet and decorated with scrolls and flowers reminiscent of gypsy wagons. gypsy winch n. chiefly Nautical (originally) a windlass equipped with a wheel having several pairs of projections or depressions adapted to engage the links of a chain, used to hoist and lower chains; (in later use) any of several types of windlass used to hoist or lower rope or chain, esp. one used to raise and lower an anchor.Cf. sense A. 6. ΚΠ 1850 C. Lamport Brit. Patent 13,135 6 I do not claim as my Invention either the gipsey winch itself, nor the union of pumping with the ordinary winch alone. 1900 Bath (Maine) Independent 13 Oct. The vessel has a gypsy winch for handling sails, and an extra 6x8 winch aft. 2005 S. K. Chakrabarti Handbk. Offshore Engin. I. vii. 459 The chains pass to individual mooring line gypsy winches. Derivatives ˈGypsyless adj. without Gypsies; having no Gypsies. ΚΠ 1826 M. R. Mitford Our Village II. 266 We have stocks in the village, and a treadmill in the next town; and therefore we go gipsyless. 1991 Guardian (Nexis) 2 Aug. Being Hungarian is loaded with contradictions. I was shocked to find the slogan ‘Gypsyless territory’ sprayed on the statue of the composer Zoltan Kodaly. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). gypsyv. Brit. /ˈdʒɪpsi/, U.S. /ˈdʒɪpsi/ Inflections: Past tense and past participle gypsied, (rare) gypsyed; Forms: see Gypsy n. Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: Gypsy n. Etymology: < Gypsy n. †1. transitive. to gipsy away: to steal; to pilfer or filch. Cf. Gypsy n. 2b. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > steal [verb (transitive)] pick?c1300 takec1300 fetch1377 bribec1405 usurpc1412 rapc1415 to rap and rendc1415 embezzle1495 lifta1529 pilfer1532 suffurate1542 convey?1545 mill1567 prig1567 strike1567 lag1573 shave1585 knave1601 twitch1607 cly1610 asport1621 pinch1632 snapa1639 nap1665 panyar1681 to carry off1684 to pick up1687 thievea1695 to gipsy away1696 bone1699 make1699 win1699 magg1762 snatch1766 to make off with1768 snavel1795 feck1809 shake1811 nail1819 geach1821 pull1821 to run off1821 smug1825 nick1826 abduct1831 swag1846 nobble1855 reef1859 snig1862 find1865 to pull off1865 cop1879 jump1879 slock1888 swipe1889 snag1895 rip1904 snitch1904 pole1906 glom1907 boost1912 hot-stuff1914 score1914 clifty1918 to knock off1919 snoop1924 heist1930 hoist1931 rabbit1943 to rip off1967 to have off1974 1696 P. A. Motteux Love's a Jest iv. 48 Sir To. Cousin, give him some of the Broad Pieces thou hast for a Taste. Il. Odsme! they're all Gipsied away: My Pocket has been gutted already. 1886 F. H. Doyle Reminisc. 98 Besides gipsying away a good many lines, he quietly conveyed Macaulay's notes, totidem verbis, into his manuscript. 2. intransitive. To live or act like a Gypsy; spec. †(a) to have meals in the open air (obsolete); (b) (with adverb or prepositional phrase as complement) to travel from place to place. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > eating in specific conditions > eat in specific conditions [verb (intransitive)] > picnic picnic1815 gypsy1820 society > travel > aspects of travel > travel from place to place > [verb (intransitive)] > with no fixed aim or wander > like gypsies or nomads nomadize1799 gypsy1921 1820 Examiner 18 June 397/2 In [the painting]..Londoners Gipseying by Mr. Leslie, we have genuine feeling of domestic incident. It describes a family taking refreshment in the fields. 1856 E. K. Kane Arctic Explor. II. xxv. 249 The whole nation is gypsying with us upon the icy meadows. 1921 Pittsburg Press 13 June 8/2 Barbara,..who speaks at the Explorers' club on the far places she has gypsied through, was once this little beauty with the pale brown curls. 2003 No Depression May 100/3 He gypsyed up to Red River, New Mexico, for an extended residency and came back to Dallas. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1574v.1696
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