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Substantiivit

1. (sometimes offensive) Alternative form of Gypsy (“member of the Romani people)”.
2. (colloquial) An itinerant person or any person, not necessarily Romani; a tinker, a traveller or a carny.
3. (sometimes offensive) A move in contra dancing in which two dancers walk in a circle around each other while maintaining eye contact (but not touching as in a swing). (Compare whole gyp, half gyp, and gypsy meltdown, in which this step precedes a swing.)
4. (theater) A member of a Broadway musical chorus line.
5. (dated) A person with a dark complexion.
6. (dated) A sly, roguish woman.
7. (dated, colloquial) A fortune teller.

Adjektiivit

1. Alternative form of Gypsy: of or belonging to the Romani people.
2. Itinerant; of or having the qualities of an itinerant person or group.
3. (offensive) Of or having the qualities of an itinerant person or group with qualities traditionally ascribed to Romani people; making a living from dishonest practices or theft etc.

Verbit

1. (intransitive) To roam around the country like a gypsy.
2. To perform the gypsy step in contra dancing.