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gipping

gip
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [jip]
    • /dʒɪp/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [jip]
    • /dʒɪp/

Definitions of gipping word

  • noun gipping Informal: Sometimes Offensive. a swindle or fraud. 1
  • noun gipping Also, gypper [jip-er] /ˈdʒɪp ər/ (Show IPA), gypster. Informal: Sometimes Offensive. a swindler or cheat. 1
  • noun gipping Also called gypsy. an owner of racehorses who also acts as trainer and jockey. 1
  • noun gipping Gyp in the meanings “to swindle” or “a person who swindles” is sometimes perceived as insulting to or by Gypsies, since it stereotypes them as swindlers. However, gyp has apparently never been used as a deliberate ethnic slur, and many people are unaware that it is derived from Gypsy. 1
  • noun gipping Present participle of gip. 1

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Origin of gipping

First appearance:

before 1885
One of the 21% newest English words
1885-90, Americanism; back formation from Gypsy

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Parts of speech for Gipping

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

gipping popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

gipping usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for gipping

verb gipping

  • fool — to trick, deceive, or impose on: They tried to fool him.
  • shaft — a long pole forming the body of various weapons, as lances, halberds, or arrows.
  • fleece — the coat of wool that covers a sheep or a similar animal.
  • hose — a flexible tube for conveying a liquid, as water, to a desired point: a garden hose; a fire hose.
  • scam — a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, especially for making a quick profit; swindle.

Antonyms for gipping

verb gipping

  • give — to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.
  • offer — to present for acceptance or rejection; proffer: He offered me a cigarette.

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