gyp

pronunciation

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  • Noun:
    a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
  • Verb:
    deprive of by deceit

Word Origin

gyp (v.)
"to cheat, swindle," 1889, American English, probably derived from the colloquial shortening of Gypsy (compare gip). Related: Gypped. As a noun, "fraudulent action, a cheat," by 1914.

Synonym

Example

1. I 'm not going back into that gyp joint .
2. My rheumatism 's been giving me gyp .
3. My swollen knee has given me gyp all day .
4. Her new shoes were giving her gyp .
5. That meal was a real gyp .

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