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gipsy

or Gip·sy

[ jip-see ]

noun

, plural gip·sies,
  1. Chiefly British, Sometimes Disparaging and Offensive. gypsy.


Gipsy

/ ˈdʒɪpsɪ /

noun

  1. sometimes not capital a variant spelling of Gypsy
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Sensitive Note

See gypsy.
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Derived Forms

  • ˈGipsydom, noun
  • ˈGipsy-ˌlike, adjective
  • ˈGipsyish, adjective
  • ˈGipsyˌhood, noun
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Other Words From

  • gip·sy·dom noun
  • gip·sy·esque gip·sy·ish gip·sy·like gip·se·ian adjective
  • gip·sy·hood noun
  • gip·sy·ism noun
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Example Sentences

Police want to hear from anyone who witnessed the crash, which happened between the junction of Gipsy Lane and the Griff Roundabout.

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PC Fisher raced to the scene from Gipsy Hill police station, reaching speeds of more than 80mph, before his vehicle crashed on a bend, the court heard.

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Long before it was fashionable, he made himself a man cave, a “writing hut” steps from his family cottage, whose name, Gipsy House, also offends 2023 ears.

Krept & Konan grew up on council estates in Gipsy Hill and Thornton Heath in south London, where they were both caught up in gang violence.

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This weekend, he will open for the Gipsy Kings at the Hollywood Bowl.

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