1. an act of cheating; swindle; fraud
  2. a swindler
    also gypper or gypster

Origin: prob. < Gypsy

transitive verb, intransitive verb gypped, gypping

Informal to swindle; cheat


a male servant at a college, esp. at Cambridge

Origin: < ? obs. gippo, a scullion < Fr jupeau, a jacket, jerkin < jupe < Ar jubba, a long outer garment

See gyp in American Heritage Dictionary 4

also gip

transitive verb gypped gypped also gipped, gyp·ping also gip·ping, gyps also gips
  1. A fraud or swindle.
  2. One who defrauds; a swindler.


Origin: Probably short for Gypsy


Related Forms:

  • gypˈper noun

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