gypsy

名词 n. 动词 v. 形容词 adj.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Alternative form of Gypsy (“member of the Romani people”). alt-of,alternative,offensive,sometimes
    — It was at this town of Badajoz, the capital of Estremadura, that I first fell in with those singular people, the Zincali, Gitanos, or Spanish gypsies.
  2. An itinerant person or any person, not necessarily Romani; a tinker, a traveller or a carny. colloquial
    — Like a right gypsy, hath, at fast and loose, Beguiled me to the very heart of loss.
  3. 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.) offensive,sometimes
  4. A member of a Broadway musical chorus line.
  5. A person with a dark complexion. dated
  6. A sly, roguish woman. dated
  7. A fortune teller. colloquial,dated
动词 v.
  1. To roam around the country like a gypsy. intransitive
    — The rest of the day is spent out of doors "Gypsying", and families greatly enjoy themselves on these occasions.
  2. To perform the gypsy step in contra dancing.
    — Look at the person you're gypsying with, and convey the message that you notice them as a person and that you're glad that they're there, […]
形容词 adj.
  1. Alternative form of Gypsy: of or belonging to the Rom, Dom or Lom people. alt-of,alternative,not-comparable
  2. 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. not-comparable,offensive

词形变化

gypsies plural gipsy alternative,archaic gipsey alternative,archaic gypsey alternative,archaic gypsie alternative,archaic gyptian alternative gipsy alternative,archaic gipsey alternative,archaic gypsey alternative,archaic gypsie alternative,archaic gyptian alternative gypsies present,singular,third-person gypsying participle,present gypsied participle,past gypsied past gipsy alternative,archaic gipsey alternative,archaic gypsey alternative,archaic gypsie alternative,archaic gyptian alternative

词源

词源 1
See Gypsy. Compare bohemian, from Bohemia.
词源 2
See Gypsy. Compare bohemian, from Bohemia.
词源 3
See Gypsy. Compare bohemian, from Bohemia.
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