Gypsy
si noun
1.
a member of a nomadic, Caucasoid people of generally swarthy complexion, who migrated originally from India, settling in various parts of Asia, Europe, and, most recently, North America.
2.
Romany; the language of the Gypsies.
3.
( lowercase ) a person held to resemble a gypsy, especially in physical characteristics or in a traditionally ascribed freedom or inclination to move from place to place.
4.
5.
adjective
8.
of or pertaining to the Gypsies.
9.
( lowercase ) Informal. working independently or without a license: gypsy truckers.
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Gypsy
is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
Origin:
1505–15; back formation of gipcyan, aphetic variant of Egyptian, from a belief that Gypsies came originally from Egypt
1505–15; back formation of gipcyan, aphetic variant of Egyptian, from a belief that Gypsies came originally from Egypt
Related forms
gyp·sy·dom, noun
gyp·sy·esque, gyp·sy·ish, gyp·sy·like, gyp·se·ian, adjective
gyp·sy·hood, noun
gyp·sy·ism, noun
non-Gyp·sy, noun, plural non-Gyp·sies.
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Gypsy or Gipsy (ˈdʒɪpsɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -sies | |
| 1. | a. a member of a people scattered throughout Europe and North America, who maintain a nomadic way of life in industrialized societies. They migrated from NW India from about the 9th century onwards |
| b. (as modifier): a Gypsy fortune-teller | |
| 2. | the language of the Gypsies; Romany |
| 3. | a person who looks or behaves like a Gypsy |
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| Gipsy or Gipsy | |
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| 'Gypsydom or Gipsy | |
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| 'Gipsydom or Gipsy | |
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| 'Gypsyhood or Gipsy | |
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| 'Gipsyhood or Gipsy | |
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| 'Gypsy-like or Gipsy | |
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Word Origin & History
Gypsy
1600, alteration of gypcian, a worn-down M.E. dial. form of egypcien "Egyptian," from the supposed origin of these people. Cognate with Sp. Gitano and close in sense to Turk. and Arabic Kipti "gypsy," lit. "Coptic;" but in M.Fr. they were Bohémien (see bohemian),
and in Sp. also Flamenco "from Flanders." "The gipsies seem doomed to be associated with countries with which they have nothing to do" [Weekley]. Zingari, the It. and Ger. name, is of unknown origin. Romany is from the people's own language, a pl. adj. form of rom "man." Gipsy is the prefered spelling in England.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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FOLDOC
Computing Dictionary
Gypsy definition
Specification and verification of concurrent systems software. Message passing using named mailboxes. Separately compilable units: routine (procedure, function, or process), type and constant definition, each with a list of access rights.
["Report on the Language Gypsy", A.L. Ambler et al, UT Austin ICSCS-CMP-1976-08-1].
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