gyp

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A cheat or swindle; a rip-off. derogatory,offensive,sometimes
    — 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!
  2. A domestic servant, generally male, who would attend upon (usually several) students, brushing their clothes, carrying parcels, waiting at parties and other tasks; generally equivalent to a scout in the historical sense at Oxford University or a skip at Trinity College, Dublin. historical
    — All was neglect. The outer door of this room, which was open, was nearly on a level with the Quadrangle — some coats and trousers and boots were upon the ebony table and a "gyp" was brushing away at them just within the door — in wet weather he performed these functions entirely within the library, as innocent of the incongruity of his position as my guide himself.
  3. Gypsophila.
  4. Pain or discomfort.
    — My back's giving me gyp.
  5. Synonym of gypsy (“contra dance step”).
  6. The room in which such college servants work.
  7. A small kitchen for use by college students.
动词 v.
  1. To cheat or swindle. derogatory,offensive,sometimes
    — The cab driver gypped me out of ten bucks by taking the longer route.

词形变化

gyps plural gip alternative jip alternative gyps present,singular,third-person gypping participle,present gypped participle,past gypped past gip alternative jip alternative gyps plural gyps plural gyps plural

词汇关系

衍生词
full gyp hall gyp

词源

词源 1
Perhaps from the term gypsy (“Roma”), due to a stereotype of the Roma as swindlers. Compare jew (“defraud”), from Jew, and welsh (“swindle by defaulting on a debt”), from Welsh.
Could also be derived from dupe, with the same pattern (yod coalescence) as idiot becomes eejit in Scottish English.
词源 2
Perhaps the same as Etymology 1. An earlier theory derived the term from Ancient Greek γύψ (gúps, “vulture”) (/ɡýps/; compare Greek γύπας (gýpas) /ˈʝi.pas/), "in reference to thievish habits of the servants" (and then derived Etymology 1 thence), but this does not explain the pronunciation.
词源 3
Shortening.
词源 4
Perhaps from gee up.
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