gyp

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I suppose some people would regard this as a gyp, preferring an earlier, if sicklier, retirement to working longer and feeling better.

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  1. transitive verb To deprive (another) of something by fraud; cheat or swindle.
  2. noun A fraud or swindle.
  3. noun One who defrauds; a swindler.

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  • I used the word gyp earlier in my life without realizing it is short for Gypsy, and, to be honest, that would not stop me from using it.
  • Special targets for the gyp kings are home-owners who have, or had, FHA-insured loans for home repairs and improvements. —  Modern Mechanix
  • Known in the trade as gyp, baby's breath has become a mainstay in floral design. —  BellaOnline - The Voice of Women
  • He was injured at the time; his damaged shoulder and detached bicep were giving him major gyp (his whole tournament was a write-off) and he watched the game from the East Stand alongside his father, Rob.
  • I suppose some people would regard this as a gyp, preferring an earlier, if sicklier, retirement to working longer and feeling better. —  Forbes.com: News
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Etymologies (3)

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  1. Probably short for Gypsy.

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  1. In the first sense said to be a sportive application of Greek γύψ, a vulture, with reference to their supposed dishonest rapacity; but prob. in this, as in the second sense, an abbreviation of gypsy, gipsy, as applied to a sly, unscrupulous fellow.
  2. from gyp, n.
 

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