# gyp

> English word · Noun · IPA /d͡ʒɪp/ · frequency rank #91,584

## Definitions
1. A cheat or swindle; a rip-off.
2. Synonym of gypsy (“contra dance step”).

## Etymology
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.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/gyp