gypsy.
An itinerant person or any person, not necessarily Romani; a tinker, a traveller or a carny.
Meaning & usage
An itinerant person or any person, not necessarily Romani; a tinker, a traveller or a carny.
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.)
A member of a Broadway musical chorus line.
A person with a dark complexion.
A sly, roguish woman.
A fortune teller.
Alternative letter-case form of Gypsy (“a member of the Romani people”).
Where this word comes from
See Gypsy. Compare bohemian, from Bohemia.
Alternative form of Gypsy: of or belonging to the Rom, Dom or Lom people.
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.
Where this word comes from
See Gypsy. Compare bohemian, from Bohemia.
To roam around the country like a gypsy.
To perform the gypsy step in contra dancing.
Where this word comes from
See Gypsy. Compare bohemian, from Bohemia.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.