gypsy
Meanings
Plural: gypsies
Noun
- a laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment
- 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)
- the Indic language of the Gypsies
- Alternative form of Gypsy: a member of the Romani people.
- An itinerant person or any person, not necessarily Romani; a tinker, a traveller or a carny.
- A move in contra dancing in which two dancers walk in a circle around each other while maintaining eye contact (but not touching as in a swing). (Compare whole gyp, half gyp, and gypsy meltdown, in which this step precedes a swing.)
- A member of a Broadway musical chorus line.
- A person with a dark complexion.
- A sly, roguish woman.
- A fortune teller.
Adj
- Alternative form of Gypsy: of or belonging to the Romani people.
- Itinerant; of or having the qualities of an itinerant person or group.
- 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.
Verb
- To roam around the country like a gypsy.
- To perform the gypsy step in contra dancing.
Origin / Etymology
See Gypsy. The generic usage that refers to any itinerant person.
Compare bohemian, from Bohemia.
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