gyp

Etymology 1
Perhaps from the term, due to a stereotype of the Roma as swindlers. Compare, from , and , from. Could also be derived from, with the same pattern (yod coalescence) as becomes  in Scottish English.

Noun

 * 1)  A cheat or swindle; a rip-off.
 * Why do we have to buy this new edition of the textbook when there’s almost no difference between it and the previous one? What a gyp!

Usage notes
Because this term is often considered to derive from the exonymic term Gypsy and represent a racist stereotype of the Romani, it may be offensive. See the usage note about gypsy.

Translations

 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Polish:

Verb

 * 1)  To cheat or swindle.

Usage notes
See the notes about the noun, above.

Etymology 2
Perhaps the same as Etymology 1. An earlier theory derived the term from 🇨🇬 (compare 🇨🇬 ), "in reference to thievish habits of the servants" (and then derived Etymology 1 thence), but this does not explain the pronunciation.

Noun

 * 1)  A domestic servant, generally male, who would attend upon (usually several) students, brushing their clothes, carrying parcels, waiting at parties and other tasks; generally equivalent to a scout in the historical sense at  or a skip at.
 * 2) * 1907,, The Longest Journey, Part I, I [Uniform ed., p. 14]:
 * Had he acted discourteously to his bedmaker or his gyp, he would have minded just as much ….
 * 1)  The room in which such college servants work.
 * 2)  A small kitchen for use by college students.
 * 1)  The room in which such college servants work.
 * 2)  A small kitchen for use by college students.
 * 1)  A small kitchen for use by college students.

Etymology 3
Shortening.

Noun

 * 1) Gypsophila.

Etymology 4
Perhaps from gee up.

Noun

 * 1) Pain or discomfort.
 * My back's giving me gyp.