Gypsy
21gypsy — 1. noun /ˈdʒɪp.si/lang=en An itinerant person or any person or group with qualities traditionally ascribed to Romani people, including suspected of making a living from dishonest practices or theft etc.; one of a vagabond race, not necessarily… …
22gypsy — [[t]ʤɪ̱psi[/t]] gypsies also gipsy N COUNT A gypsy is a member of a race of people who travel from place to place, usually in caravans, rather than living in one place. Syn: Romany ADJ: usu ADJ n Gypsy is also an adjective. ...the largest gypsy… …
23Gypsy — gyp·sy || dʒɪpsɪ n. Romany, language of the Gypsy people adj. of or pertaining to the Gypsy people; of or pertaining to the language of the Gypsy people …
24Gypsy — Gyp•sy [[t]ˈdʒɪp si[/t]] n. pl. sies, adj. 1) peo a member of a traditionally itinerant people, orig. of N India, now residing mostly in permanent communities in many countries of the world 2) peo Romany 1) 3) (l.c.) a person who resembles the… …
25Gypsy — 1. noun /ˈdʒɪp.si/ a) A member of the Romani people, or one of it sub groups (Roma, Sinti, Romanichel, etc). Gypsy is not used by the Romani people themselves (it is an exonym) and is considered pejorative by some, mainly among the Romani people… …
26gypsy — UK [ˈdʒɪpsɪ] / US noun [countable] Word forms gypsy : singular gypsy plural gypsies 1) offensive a Romany 2) someone who does not like to live in one place for a long time but prefers to move around …
27gypsy — intransitive verb (gypsied; gypsying) Date: circa 1627 to live or roam like a Gypsy …
28Gypsy — noun (plural Gypsies) Etymology: by shortening & alteration from Egyptian Date: 1537 1. a member of a traditionally itinerant people who originated in northern India and now live chiefly in south and southwest Asia, Europe, and North America 2.… …
29Gypsy — noun Gypsy is used before these nouns: ↑camp, ↑caravan …
30gypsy — [16] It appears that in late medieval Europe, it was widely believed that the Roma people originated in Egypt. They first appeared in England around the beginning of the 16th century, and at first were generally referred to as ‘Egyptians’ (a name …
