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1gyp

noun \ˈjip\

Definition of GYP

1
British :  a college servant
2
a :  cheat, swindler
b :  fraud, swindle
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Origin of GYP

probably short for gypsy
First Known Use: 1750

Related to GYP

Synonyms
bunco (or bunko), con, fiddle [chiefly British], flimflam, fraud, hustle, scam, shell game, sting, swindle

Rhymes with GYP

blip, chip, clip, dip, drip, flip, grip, grippe, hip, kip, lip, nip, pip, quip, rip, scrip, ship, sip, skip, slip, snip, strip, tip, trip, whip, yip, zip

2gyp

verb

: to cheat (someone)

gyppedgyp·ping

Full Definition of GYP

:  cheat
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First Known Use of GYP

1880

Related to GYP

Synonyms
beat, bilk, bleed, cheat, chisel, chouse, con, cozen, defraud, diddle, do, do in, euchre, fiddle, flimflam, gaff, fleece, hose [slang], hustle, mulct, nobble [British slang], pluck, ream, rip off, rook, screw, shake down, short, shortchange, skin, skunk, squeeze, stick, stiff, sting, sucker, swindle, thimblerig, victimize

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