gippy

¹

/ ˈɡɪpɪ /

noun

1. dialect.
   a starling

gippy

²

/ ˈdʒɪpɪ /

noun

1. an Egyptian person or thing
2. Also calledgippo -poes a Gypsy

adjective

1. Egyptian
2. gippy tummy
   diarrhoea, esp as experienced by visitors to hot climates

Word History and Origins

Origin of gippy¹

C19: from Gypsy and Egyptian

Example Sentences

“Our staff and customers have been subjected to nearly four months of constant harassment, vile statements and threats from the abusive vegan activists,” the Gippy Goat Cafe said in a Facebook post on Sunday.

From New York Times

On Sunday the Gippy Goat cafe in West Gippsland announced it was closing its doors, blaming “nearly four months of constant harassment, vile statements and threats from the abusive vegan activists”.

From The Guardian

YARRAGON, Australia — There are some 2,000 goats at the Gippy Goat Cafe farm in Yarragon, two hours east of Melbourne and deep into the hinterland of the state of Victoria.

From New York Times

Otherwise you might at this moment be cooling your heels in a 'Gippy' prison.

From Project Gutenberg

But it was impossible to tell Ginger that he couldn't even find the yarn of Kitchener and the Gippy, let alone attempt to read it.

From Project Gutenberg