gyp
pronunciation
How to pronounce gyp in British English: UK [dʒɪp]
How to pronounce gyp in American English: US [dʒɪp]
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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
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.
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 .