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Gypsy
Gypsy [ jípsi ] (plural Gypsies) or Gipsy [ jípsi ] (plural Gipsies)


noun 
Definition:
 
an offensive term for a member of the Roma people
[Mid-16th century. Shortening of Egyptian; because the Roma people were once thought to have come from Egypt]

Gypsy adjective
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