Synonym Game

gypper

[jip] Origin

gyp

1[jip] verb, gypped, gyp·ping, noun
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.

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Gypper is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
Also, gip.


Origin:
1885–90, Americanism; back formation from Gypsy
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gyp
"to cheat, swindle," 1889, Amer.Eng., probably short for Gypsy.
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