Gyps

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:10 ptsWWF:11 pts4 letters

Definition of Gyps

noun

(sometimes offensive) A member of the Romani people, or one of the sub-groups (Roma, Sinti, Romanichal, etc).

noun

(sometimes offensive) A cheat or swindle; a rip-off.
"Why do we have to buy this new edition of the textbook when there’s almost no difference between it and the previous one? What a gyp!"

noun

A college servant, one who would attend upon a number of students, brushing their clothes, carrying parcels, waiting at parties and other tasks, distinct from a college porter or bedder.
The room in which such college servants work.
A small kitchen for use by college students.

noun

Gypsophila.

noun

Pain or discomfort.
"My back's giving me gyp."

noun

An itinerant person or any person, not necessarily Romani; a tinker, a traveller or a carny.
(sometimes offensive) 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.

Anagrams of Gyps

Words You Can Make

2 words can be made from the letters in "gyps":

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Related Word Patterns

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Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

romromaromanitziganezigeunergipgypgyre

Rhyming Words

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