gyp

(jip)

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noun

Origin: prob. < Gypsy

transitive verb, intransitive verb gypped, gypping

Informal to swindle; cheat

noun

a male servant at a college, esp. at Cambridge

Origin: < ? obs. gippo, a scullion < Fr jupeau, a jacket, jerkin < jupe < Ar jubba, a long outer garment

See gyp in American Heritage Dictionary 4

also gip

transitive verb gypped gypped also gipped, gyp·ping also gip·ping, gyps also gips

To deprive (another) of something by fraud; cheat or swindle.

noun

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Origin: Probably short for Gypsy

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