gyp

• “I'm all for being careful with words and respecting the sensibilities of others, but there is no evidence of the term gyp actually coming from the word gypsy it's possible, but so are multiple other origins.”

  "Cleuless" is Right

• “Nor do I believe that most of you hold anyprejudicial inclinations toward gypsies even if you occasionally use the word "gyp" or "gypped" in everyday conversation.”

  The Huffington Post: Scott Mendelson: Thoughts On The Brett Ratner Mess: When Explicit Slurs Become Part Of Everyday Language And How To Deal With Their Casual And Out-of-Context Use

• “Nor do I believe that most of you hold anyÂprejudicial inclinations toward gypsies even if you occasionally use the word "gyp" or "gypped" in everyday conversation.”

  The Huffington Post: Scott Mendelson: Thoughts On The Brett Ratner Mess: When Explicit Slurs Become Part Of Everyday Language And How To Deal With Their Casual And Out-of-Context Use

• “Fellow you call the gyp wanted to make me believe you were out -- thought I looked too like a governor to be let in, I suppose; but it wouldn't do, sir; old birds are not to be caught with chaff; and he spoke with an air of such intense honesty that”

  Frank Fairlegh Scenes From The Life Of A Private Pupil

• “I've been having an exchange elsewhere about the word gyp 'cheat, swindle,' and I am (with some trepidation) bringing it here in the hopes of having a productive discussion and perhaps learning a few things.”

  languagehat.com

• “But he also provides an insight into the equally disturbing class divisions in the university at the time: Mulgrave, a "gyp" or servant to the college's rich students, is a slyly brilliant character who very sensibly refuses to take any nonsense from his betters.”

  The Guardian: The Anatomy of Ghosts by Andrew Taylor

• “Now "gyp" and sand do hide their one-time yearnin ';”

  Cowboy Songs and Other Frontier Ballads

• “Most entertaining to any one at all familiar with the life of the Oxford and Cambridge colleges is his account of the thievery of his "gyp" (the manservant who makes the bed, cares for the rooms, and attends to the wants of the students).”

  Shandygaff

• “In the "May Exam.," a really good imitation of the "May Queen," the departing undergraduate thus addresses his "gyp": --”

  Collections and Recollections

• “One afternoon well towards the end of the term Arthur Agar's "gyp" crept in with that valet-like confidential air which seems to be bred of too intimate a knowledge of the extent of one's wardrobe.”

  From One Generation to Another

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