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colleen (4673 words)
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Huh--gyp or jip was an elementary school staple for me back in the 70s in Ohio and upstate New York. Not until this moment did I ever consider its derivation. Or how it might be spelled.
I've been told not to use gyp, because it is racially offensive to the Gypsy people, better known as Romani.
The "swindle" sense is the only one I've known for this word. If you get ripped off (perhaps another Americanism[?] meaning to be scammed) you might say "aww, what a gyp!" Actually I'm not sure that I've seen the word in print, and I assumed it was spelled jip or something like that.
Probably. I wasn't aware of the "swindle" sense until now. Yet another transatlantic nuance.
Derivative of gypsy?
Annoyance.
E.g. "I wanted to go for a run but my ankle was giving me gyp, so I stayed in and ate a big bag of cheez-its instead."
Or, "darling, pass me the elephant gun. I'm thoroughly sick of those urchins across the street giving us gyp."