gyppo

[ jip-oh ]

noun,plural gyp·pos.Slang.
  1. a logger who operates on a small budget and typically gleans the timberlands already cut by larger companies.

Origin of gyppo

1
Probably ellipsis from gyppo logger, gyppo outfit, etc.; gyppo originally, someone willing to do piecework, usually a non-union worker (probably employed by such logging companies); see gyp1, -o
  • Also called gyppo logger.

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British Dictionary definitions for gyppo

gyppo

/ (ˈdʒɪpəʊ) /


nounplural -pos
  1. slang a derogatory term for Gypsy

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