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gypped

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gyp

1  [jip] verb, gypped, gyp⋅ping, noun
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–verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
1. to defraud or rob by some sharp practice; swindle; cheat.
–noun
2. a swindle or fraud.
3. Also, gyp⋅per  [jip-er] , gypster. a swindler or cheat.
4. Also called gypsy. an owner of racehorses who also acts as trainer and jockey.
Also, gip.

Origin:
1885–90, Americanism; back formation from Gypsy
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gyp also gip   (jĭp)   
tr.v.   gypped also gipped, gyp·ping also gip·ping, gyps also gips
To deprive (another) of something by fraud; cheat or swindle.
n.  

  1. A fraud or swindle.

  2. One who defrauds; a swindler.


[Probably short for Gypsy.]
gyp'per n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

gyp 
"to cheat, swindle," 1889, Amer.Eng., probably short for Gypsy.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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