- (transitive) to swindle, cheat, or defraud
- an act of cheating
- a person who gyps
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
gyp1 /dʒɪp/USA pronunciation
v., gypped, gyp•ping, n. [Informal.]
v. [~ + object (+ out of)]
n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026v. [~ + object (+ out of)]
- to cheat, defraud, or rob by some sharp practice;
swindle:gypped us out of our money.
n. [countable]
- a trick, swindle, or fraud.
gyp1
( jip),USA pronunciation v., gypped, gyp•ping, n.
v.t., v.i.
n.
gyp2 ( jip),USA pronunciation n. [Brit. Informal.]
v.t., v.i.
- to defraud or rob by some sharp practice;
swindle;
cheat.
n.
- a swindle or fraud.
- Also, gyp•per ( jip′ər), gypster. a swindler or cheat.
- Also called gypsy. an owner of racehorses who also acts as trainer and jockey.
- back formation from Gypsy 1885–90, American.
gyp2 ( jip),USA pronunciation n. [Brit. Informal.]
- British Termsa male college servant, as at Cambridge and Durham.
- perh. from Gypsy 1740–50
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
gyp, gip /dʒɪp/ offensive slang vb (gyps, gypping, gypped, gips, gipping, gipped)
gyp /dʒɪp/ n
- Brit NZ slang severe pain; torture: his arthritis gave him gyp
gyp /dʒɪp/ n
- a college servant at the universities of Cambridge and Durham
Compare scout1
'gyp' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
gip
- scout
- bamboozle
- defraud
- gyp joint
- gyplure
- gyppo
- gyp-room
- gypster
- gypsum board
- gypsum plaster
- Gypsy
- gypsy cab
- gypsy capstan
- gypsy moth
- gypsy scale
- gypsy setting
- gypsy winch
- hoodwink
- non-Gypsy
- stiff