Word: Gyp
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
mid 19th century (in sense ‘alter the appearance of a horse in order to conceal signs of age from a buyer’): probably ultimately from a shortening of gypsy
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
dʒɪp
Dialects: British English
Definition:
cheat or swindle (someone)
Short Definition:cheat or swindle
Examples:- a young inventor gypped by greedy financiers
Variant Forms:
- jip
Word: Gyp
Speech Type: Noun
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
dʒɪp
Dialects: British English
Definition:
an act of cheating someone; a swindle.
Short Definition:act of cheating someone
Variant Forms:
- jip
