Morpheme
Gyp
Type
free base
Denotation
cheat, swindle; literally Gypsy, offensive and derogatory slur for Romani people
Etymology
from Gypsy, Gipsy; Middle English Gypcian, Gyptian, from Egyptian, Egypcyan, from Egipt; Middle French Egypte; Latin Aegyptus; Ancient Greek Aíguptos; Egyptian ḥwt-kꜣ-ptḥ
Evidence
gyp, gypped, gypper, gyppery, gypping, gyps, gypster
Notes
also spelled Gip
