| 单词 | gyp |
| 释义 | gyp1or gip[ jip ] / dʒɪp / SEE SYNONYMS FOR gyp ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with or without object), gypped, gyp·ping.Informal: Offensive. to defraud or rob by some sharp practice; swindle; cheat. nounInformal: Offensive. a swindle or fraud. Also gyp·per [jip-er], /ˈdʒɪp ər/, gyp·ster [jip-ster] /ˈdʒɪp stər/ .Informal: Offensive. a swindler or cheat. Also called gypsy . (in horse racing) an owner of racehorses who also acts as trainer and jockey. Origin of gyp1An Americanism dating back to 1885–90; back formation from Gypsy. The variants at def. 3, gypper and gypster, are formed from gyp1 + -er1 and -ster respectively usage note for gypThe word gyp is a shortening of Gypsy , an insensitive label that has been used as a disparaging slur for the traditionally nomadic group whose preferred name is Roma . Gyp in the meanings “to swindle” or “a person who swindles” is further insulting to the Roma, since it stereotypes them as cheats and frauds. However, many people are unfamiliar with the origin and history of gyp and Gypsy , so these terms are still in use, even among speakers who generally try to avoid disparaging and offensive language. Words nearby gypgynostemium, -gynous, -gyny, Györ, gyoza, gyp, gyp joint, gyplure, gypo, gyppo, Gyprock Definition for gyp (2 of 2)gyp2 [ jip ] / dʒɪp / noun British Informal.a male college servant, as at Cambridge and Durham. Origin of gyp2First recorded in 1740–50; perhaps from gypsy Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for gyp (1 of 3)gyp1 gipslang verb gyps, gypping, gypped, gips, gipping or gipped(tr) to swindle, cheat, or defraud nounan act of cheating a person who gyps Word Origin for gypC18: back formation from Gypsy British Dictionary definitions for gyp (2 of 3)gyp2 / (dʒɪp) / nounBritish and NZ slang severe pain; torturehis arthritis gave him gyp Word Origin for gypC19: probably a contraction of gee up!; see gee 1 British Dictionary definitions for gyp (3 of 3)gyp3 / (dʒɪp) / nouna college servant at the universities of Cambridge and DurhamCompare scout 1 (def. 5) Word Origin for gypC18: perhaps from Gypsy, or from obsolete gippo a scullion Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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