[jip-see] 
noun, plural -sies, adjective | 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, esp. in physical characteristics or in a traditionally ascribed freedom or inclination to move from place to place. |
| 4. | (lowercase) Informal. gypsy cab. |
| 5. | (lowercase) Informal. an independent, usually nonunion trucker, hauler, operator, etc. |
| 6. | (lowercase) Slang. a chorus dancer, esp. in the Broadway theater. |
| 7. | (lowercase) gyp 1 (def. 4). |
| 8. | of or pertaining to the Gypsies. |
| 9. | (lowercase) Informal. working independently or without a license: gypsy truckers. |
[jip] verb, gypped, gyp⋅ping, noun | 1. | to defraud or rob by some sharp practice; swindle; cheat. |
| 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. |
| Gyp·sy also Gip·sy (jĭp'sē) n. pl. Gyp·sies also Gip·sies
[Alteration of Middle English gypcian, short for Egipcien, Egyptian (so called because Gypsies were thought to have come from Egypt).] |
| Rom·a·ny or Rom·a·ni (rŏm'ə-nē, rō'mə-, rä'mə-) n. pl. Romany or Rom·a·nies also Romani or Rom·a·nis
[Romany romani, feminine of romano, gypsy, from rom, man, from Prakrit ḍoma, man of a low caste, of Dravidian origin.] |
Gypsy
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].