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Gypsy (jip)

noun pl. Gypsies -·sies

  1. a member of a nomadic Caucasoid people with dark skin and black hair, found throughout the world and believed to have originated in India: they are conventionally known as metalworkers, musicians, fortunetellers, etc.
  2. Romany ()
  3. a person whose appearance or habits are like those of a Gypsy
  4. a dancer in the chorus of a musical show

Etymology: earlier gypcien, short for Egipcien, Egyptian: orig. thought to have come from Egypt

adjective

  1. of, like, or characteristic of the Gypsies or their language or culture
  2. Informal unlicensed or nonunion a gypsy plumber

intransitive verb gypsied -·sied, gypsying -·sy·ing

Rare to wander or live like a Gypsy
gypsy Synonyms

gypsy

n.

  1. One of nomadic Caucasoid people

    Egyptian, Caucasian, Rom (Romany), Bohémien (French), Zingaro (Italian), gitano (Spanish).

  2. One who lives a roving life

    tramp, Bohemian, vagrant; see traveler.

gypsy Quotes

The motorcycle black madonna Two-wheeled gypsy queen.

—Dylan, Bob pseudonym of  Robert Allen Zimmerman

I must down to the seas again, to the vagrant gypsy life, To the gull's way and the whale's way where the wind's like a whetted knife; And all I ask is a merry yarn from a laughing fellow-rover, And quiet sleep and a sweet dream when the long trick's over.

—Masefield,John Edward

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