What does Gypsy mean?
Definitions for Gypsy
ˈdʒɪp siGyp·sy
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word Gypsy.
Princeton's WordNet
itinerant, gypsy, gipsy(noun)
a laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment
"itinerant traders"
Gypsy, Gipsy, Romany, Rommany, Romani, Roma, Bohemian(noun)
a member of a people with dark skin and hair who speak Romany and who traditionally live by seasonal work and fortunetelling; they are believed to have originated in northern India but now are living on all continents (but mostly in Europe, North Africa, and North America)
Romany, Gypsy(noun)
the Indic language of the Gypsies
Wiktionary
gypsy(Noun)
An itinerant person or any person or group with qualities traditionally ascribed to Romani people, including suspected of making a living from dishonest practices or theft etc.; one of a vagabond race, not necessarily Romani
Etymology: From Gypcyan, gyptien, from Aegyptius, because it was wrongly believed that dark-skinned Gypsies came from Egypt. See Egyptian.
gypsy(Adjective)
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.
If anyone questions them, they'll fold up faster than a gypsy roofing company.
Etymology: From Gypcyan, gyptien, from Aegyptius, because it was wrongly believed that dark-skinned Gypsies came from Egypt. See Egyptian.
gypsy(Adjective)
Gypsy, of or belonging to the Romani.
Etymology: From Gypcyan, gyptien, from Aegyptius, because it was wrongly believed that dark-skinned Gypsies came from Egypt. See Egyptian.
gypsy(Adjective)
Of or belonging to the Gypsy race (Webster).
Etymology: From Gypcyan, gyptien, from Aegyptius, because it was wrongly believed that dark-skinned Gypsies came from Egypt. See Egyptian.
Gypsy(Noun)
A member of the Romani people, or one of it sub-groups (Roma, Sinti, Romanichal, etc). Gypsy is not used by the Romani people themselves (it is an exonym) and is considered pejorative by some, mainly among the Romani people themselves.
Etymology: From Gypcyan, gyptien, from Aegyptius, because it was wrongly believed that dark-skinned Gypsies came from Egypt. See Egyptian.
Gypsy(Noun)
A member of other nomadic peoples, not only Romani people; a traveller.
Etymology: From Gypcyan, gyptien, from Aegyptius, because it was wrongly believed that dark-skinned Gypsies came from Egypt. See Egyptian.
Gypsy(Adjective)
Of or belonging to the Romani people or one of it sub-groups (Roma, Sinti, Romanichel, etc). This term is sometimes considered pejorative.
If anyone questions them, they'll fold up faster than a gypsy roofing company.
Etymology: From Gypcyan, gyptien, from Aegyptius, because it was wrongly believed that dark-skinned Gypsies came from Egypt. See Egyptian.
Gypsy(ProperNoun)
The language of the Romani people; Romani.
Etymology: From Gypcyan, gyptien, from Aegyptius, because it was wrongly believed that dark-skinned Gypsies came from Egypt. See Egyptian.
Webster Dictionary
Gypsy(noun)
one of a vagabond race, whose tribes, coming originally from India, entered Europe in 14th or 15th centry, and are now scattered over Turkey, Russia, Hungary, Spain, England, etc., living by theft, fortune telling, horsejockeying, tinkering, etc. Cf. Bohemian, Romany
Etymology: [OE. Gypcyan, F. gyptien Egyptian, gypsy, L. Aegyptius. See Egyptian.]
Gypsy(noun)
the language used by the gypsies
Etymology: [OE. Gypcyan, F. gyptien Egyptian, gypsy, L. Aegyptius. See Egyptian.]
Gypsy(noun)
a dark-complexioned person
Etymology: [OE. Gypcyan, F. gyptien Egyptian, gypsy, L. Aegyptius. See Egyptian.]
Gypsy(noun)
a cunning or crafty person
Etymology: [OE. Gypcyan, F. gyptien Egyptian, gypsy, L. Aegyptius. See Egyptian.]
Gypsy(adj)
pertaining to, or suitable for, gypsies
Etymology: [OE. Gypcyan, F. gyptien Egyptian, gypsy, L. Aegyptius. See Egyptian.]
Gypsy(verb)
to play the gypsy; to picnic in the woods
Etymology: [OE. Gypcyan, F. gyptien Egyptian, gypsy, L. Aegyptius. See Egyptian.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Gypsy
Gypsyism. See Gipsy.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Gypsy in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Gypsy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of Gypsy in a Sentence
The funny thing is that I’ve known since I was 7 years old that I was never going to have kids, i always imagined myself as this worldly, traveling, gypsy lady.
It strkes me as singularly inappropriate for a school to use its students for fund-raising. It reminded me of the first time I saw a gypsy mother send her baby out to beg.
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- sigeunerAfrikaans
- غجرية, غجريArabic
- цыган, цыганкаBelarusian
- циганка, циганинBulgarian
- gitanoCatalan, Valencian
- cikánCzech
- sigøjnerDanish
- Zigeuner, ZigeunerinGerman
- τσιγγάνος, αθίγγανοςGreek
- ciganino, ciganoEsperanto
- gitano, gitanaSpanish
- mustlaneEstonian
- ijitoBasque
- کولیPersian
- mustalainenFinnish
- gitan, tsigane, romanichelFrench
- giofógIrish
- giofagScottish Gaelic
- xitanoGalician
- צועניHebrew
- यायावार, जिप्सीHindi
- cigányHungarian
- գնչուArmenian
- sígauniIcelandic
- zingara, zingaroItalian
- ジプシーJapanese
- ბოშა, ბოშა-ქალიGeorgian
- 집시Korean
- GloriaLatin
- Циганка, Циганин, ЦиганMacedonian
- zigeuner, zigeunerinDutch
- sigøyner, sigøynerskeNorwegian
- cygan, cygankaPolish
- cigano, ciganaPortuguese
- țigan, țigancăRomanian
- цыган, цыганкаRussian
- Ciganin, Ciganka, Циганин, ЦиганкаSerbo-Croatian
- cigán, cigánkaSlovak
- cigan, cigankaSlovene
- arixheshkë, arixhiAlbanian
- zigenerska, zigenareSwedish
- ஜிப்ஸிTamil
- çingeneTurkish
- циганка, циганUkrainian
- dân gipsi, người Di Gan, digan, dân gipxiVietnamese
- ציגײַנערYiddish
- 吉普赛Chinese
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