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Gypsy

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Gypsy noun
also Gipsy /ˈʤɪpsi/
plural Gypsies
Gypsy
noun
also Gipsy /ˈʤɪpsi/
plural Gypsies
Britannica Dictionary definition of GYPSY
[count] usually offensive
: a member of a group of people who originally came from northern India, who now live mostly in Europe and in smaller numbers throughout the world, and who traditionally traveled from place to place
◊ The use of the word Gypsy to refer to Romany people or their language is increasingly regarded as offensive because of negative stereotypes associated with that word.