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gyp

1 of 2

noun

plural gyps
1
British : a college servant
2
informal + offensive
a
: one who cheats : swindler
b
: an act or instance of cheating : fraud, swindle

gyp

2 of 2

verb

gypped; gypping; gyps

transitive + intransitive

informal + offensive : cheat

Example Sentences

Noun Is that all they give you? What a gyp! we were very disappointed when the “free weekend in Las Vegas” offer turned out to be a gyp Verb gypped them into spending a fortune on counterfeit jewels, not real diamonds

Word History

Etymology

Noun

probably short for gypsy

First Known Use

Noun

1767, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1879, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of gyp was in 1767

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