gyp

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gyp

also gip G0131600 (jĭp)Offensive Slang tr.v. gypped, gyp·ping, gyps also gipped or gip·ping or gips To deprive (another) of something by fraud; cheat or swindle.n.1. A fraud or swindle.2. One who defrauds; a swindler.

[Probably short for Gypsy (from prejudiced popular perceptions of the Romani people as thieves and petty swindlers).]

gyp′per n.

gyp

(dʒɪp) or

gip

vb, gyps, gypping, gypped, gips, gipping or gipped (tr) to swindle, cheat, or defraudn1. an act of cheating2. a person who gyps[C18: back formation from Gypsy]

gyp

(dʒɪp) nslang Brit and NZ severe pain; torture: his arthritis gave him gyp. [C19: probably a contraction of gee up!; see gee¹]

gyp

(dʒɪp) n (Education) a college servant at the universities of Cambridge and Durham. Compare scout¹⁵[C18: perhaps from Gypsy, or from obsolete gippo a scullion]

gyp

or gip

(dʒɪp)

v. gypped, gyp•ping,
n. usage: This term, though not used as a deliberate slur, is still sometimes felt to be insulting to the Gypsies.— Informal: Sometimes Offensive. v.t., v.i. 1. to defraud or rob by some sharp practice; swindle; cheat. n. 2. a swindle or fraud. 3. Also, gyp′per, gyp•ster (ˈdʒɪp stər) a swindler or cheat.[1875–80, Amer.; shortening of Gypsy]

gyp

Past participle: gypped
Gerund: gypping

Imperative
gyp
gyp

Present
I gyp
you gyp
he/she/it gyps
we gyp
you gyp
they gyp

Preterite
I gypped
you gypped
he/she/it gypped
we gypped
you gypped
they gypped

Present Continuous
I am gypping
you are gypping
he/she/it is gypping
we are gypping
you are gypping
they are gypping

Present Perfect
I have gypped
you have gypped
he/she/it has gypped
we have gypped
you have gypped
they have gypped

Past Continuous
I was gypping
you were gypping
he/she/it was gypping
we were gypping
you were gypping
they were gypping

Past Perfect
I had gypped
you had gypped
he/she/it had gypped
we had gypped
you had gypped
they had gypped

Future
I will gyp
you will gyp
he/she/it will gyp
we will gyp
you will gyp
they will gyp

Future Perfect
I will have gypped
you will have gypped
he/she/it will have gypped
we will have gypped
you will have gypped
they will have gypped

Future Continuous
I will be gypping
you will be gypping
he/she/it will be gypping
we will be gypping
you will be gypping
they will be gypping

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been gypping
you have been gypping
he/she/it has been gypping
we have been gypping
you have been gypping
they have been gypping

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been gypping
you will have been gypping
he/she/it will have been gypping
we will have been gypping
you will have been gypping
they will have been gypping

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been gypping
you had been gypping
he/she/it had been gypping
we had been gypping
you had been gypping
they had been gypping

Conditional
I would gyp
you would gyp
he/she/it would gyp
we would gyp
you would gyp
they would gyp

Past Conditional
I would have gypped
you would have gypped
he/she/it would have gypped
we would have gypped
you would have gypped
they would have gypped

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	gyp - a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless propertybunco, bunco game, bunko, bunko game, con game, confidence game, confidence trick, flimflam, hustle, con, stingsting operation - a complicated confidence game planned and executed with great care (especially an operation implemented by undercover agents to apprehend criminals)swindle, cheat, rig - the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme; "that book is a fraud"
Verb	1.	gyp - deprive of by deceit; "He swindled me out of my inheritance"; "She defrauded the customers who trusted her"; "the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change"bunco, con, defraud, diddle, gip, goldbrick, hornswoggle, mulct, nobble, rook, scam, swindle, short-change, victimizeshort, short-change - cheat someone by not returning him enough moneycheat, rip off, chisel - deprive somebody of something by deceit; "The con-man beat me out of $50"; "This salesman ripped us off!"; "we were cheated by their clever-sounding scheme"; "They chiseled me out of my money"

gyp

also gip
verbSlang. To get money or something else from by deceitful trickery:bilk, cheat, cozen, defraud, gull, mulct, rook, swindle, victimize.Informal: chisel, flimflam, take, trim.Slang: diddle, do, stick, sting.noun1. Slang. An act of cheating:cheat, fraud, swindle, victimization.Informal: flimflam.2. Slang. A person who cheats:bilk, cheat, cheater, cozener, defrauder, rook, sharper, swindler, trickster, victimizer.Informal: chiseler, crook, flimflammer.Slang: diddler, gypper.

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give (one) gyp

To induce or cause physical pain in one. In this expression, "gyp" likely derives from the phrase "gee up" and is not related to "Gypsy." Primarily heard in UK. Ugh, my hip has been giving me gyp again in this damp, cold weather.See also: give, gyp

gyp (someone) out of (something)

offensive slang To use trickery or cunning to obtain something from someone. "Gyp" is a shortening of "Gypsy," a term once used to refer to the Romani people. A: "Does this sound too good to be true?" B: "Yeah, this is definitely a scam, Mom. If you invest, this guy is going to gyp you out of thousands."See also: gyp, of, out

gyp someone out of something

to deceive someone in order to get something of value. The salesclerk gypped me out of a dollar. The taxi driver tried to gyp me out of a fortune by driving all over the place.See also: gyp, of, out

give someone gyp

cause pain or severe discomfort to someone. British informal Gyp may be a dialect contraction of gee-up , a word of command used to urge a horse to move faster, the connection being that, in this phrase, whatever is giving someone gyp is preventing them from resting or taking things easy.See also: give, gyp, someone

give somebody ˈgyp

(British English, informal) cause somebody a lot of pain: My back’s been giving me gyp again lately.See also: give, gyp, somebody

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verb to get money or something else from by deceitful trickery

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noun an act of cheating

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noun a person who cheats

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noun a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property

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verb deprive of by deceit

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