gypsyism

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English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From gypsy +‎ -ism.

Noun

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gypsyism (countable and uncountable, plural gypsyisms)

  1. The state of being a gypsy.
  2. (offensive, ethnic slur) The practices or habits ascribed to gypsies, such as deception, cheating, and flattery.
  3. A word or phrase used by gypsies.
    • 2016, César Domínguez, Anxo Abuín González, Ellen Sapega, A Comparative History of Literatures in the Iberian Peninsula, page 35:
      The word is a gypsyism, one of many that we find in Spanish.
  4. The support of gypsies or gypsy beliefs, culture etc.

Usage notes

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See notes at gypsy and Gypsy.

See also

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