gipsy

or Gip·sy

[ jip-see ]

noun

, plural gip·sies,

1. Chiefly British, Sometimes Disparaging and Offensive. gypsy.

Gipsy

/ ˈdʒɪpsɪ /

noun

1. See Gypsy
   sometimes not capital a variant spelling of Gypsy

Sensitive Note

See gypsy.

Derived Forms

• ˈGipsydom, noun
• ˈGipsy-ˌlike, adjective
• ˈGipsyish, adjective
• ˈGipsyˌhood, noun

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

Example Sentences

For she was obviously in her right and natural setting, a creature of the wilds, a gipsy in her own home.

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A king of each tribe is annually elected, to whom his people are obedient, something in the way of the gipsy monarchy.

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Oh, yes; that ramshackle place near the swamp, with the gipsy-looking people hanging about.

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At OLearys call, the elongated figure pulled up abruptly, and Drinkwaters gipsy face loomed high in the door-frame.

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The thick tan of exposure to wind and sun gave her a gipsy swarthiness beneath which glowed the rich colour of health.

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