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gyp

UK/d͡ʒɪp/ US/ˈdʒɪp/ uncommon
noun (1) verb (1)

noun

1.

verb

1.

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”
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Origin

Perhaps from the term gypsy (“Roma”), due to a stereotype of the Roma as swindlers. Compare jew (“defraud”), from Jew, and welsh (“swindle by defaulting on a debt”), from Welsh. Could also be derived from dupe, with the same pattern (yod coalescence) as idiot becomes eejit in Scottish English.

Phrases

  • full gyp
  • hall gyp

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