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gypsy
/ˈd͡ʒɪp.si/
noun 7adj 3verb 2name 2
Collocations
5ADJ.
fast, good, half, old, over, racial, right, romantic
VERB + GYPSY
account, forge, like, likes, love, loves, married, miss
GYPSY + NOUN
culture, family, girl, girls, hath, simms, sir, songs
PREP.
into, with, with
ADV.
ultimately
Definitions
noun
1
Alternative form of Gypsy (“member of the Romani people”).
He championed the music of the gypsies as he did the Muslim and Jewish roots of Spanish culture. […] All these and more were fused in the forge of the gypsy experience into a singular art form, unlike any of its sources, evoking its own worldview, its own existential stance.
2
An itinerant person or any person, not necessarily Romani; a tinker, a traveller or a carny.
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.)
4
A member of a Broadway musical chorus line.
5
A person with a dark complexion.
adj
1
Alternative form of Gypsy: of or belonging to the Romani people.
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.
verb
1
To roam around the country like a gypsy.
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, […]
The only one I know of is The Tease by Tom Hinds which starts with the actives gypsying and then swinging their neighbors and ends with contra […]
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — the Indic language of the Gypsies
noun — a person who resembles a Gypsy in leading an unconventional,
noun — a member of a people with dark skin and hair who speak Roman
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
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He championed the music of the gypsies as he did the Muslim and Jewish roots of Spanish culture. […] All these and more were fused in the forge of the gypsy experience into a singular art form, unlike
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Like a right gypsy, hath, at fast and loose, Beguiled me to the very heart of loss.
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The rest of the day is spent out of doors "Gypsying", and families greatly enjoy themselves on these occasions.
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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, […]
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The only one I know of is The Tease by Tom Hinds which starts with the actives gypsying and then swinging their neighbors and ends with contra […]
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"Why, good afternoon, Miss Gypsy," said Sir Simms; "I'm surprised to see you such a warm day — very much surprised. But you always were a remarkable young lady ..."
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