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What does "gyp" mean? I googled it but I feel like I'm missing something.
by Spellchamp 8y ago
What does "gyp" mean? I googled it but I feel like I'm missing something.
- artimaeis 8y agohttps://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2013/12/30/242429836/why-being-gypped-hurts-the-roma-more-than-it-hurts-you https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2013/12/30/242429836... It's a slur against the Roma (gypsies).
- MartinCron 8y agoShort for “Gypsy”. Many consider it to be a racial slur. Just as some people use “Jew” as a verb in a similar way (more obviously a slur).
- thousandautumns 8y agoHave you ever heard someone say something like "I got gypped out of X" or "what a gyp!". It's slang for something like a scam or getting ripped off. It originally comes from the word "gypsy", which is an actual ethnicity of people in Europe, who have a negative stereotype of theft/dishonesty.