gypsey
gypsey is the obsolete spelling of gypsy.
Meaning of gypsy
Noun
gypsy (plural gypsies)
- An itinerant person or any person, not necessarily Romani; a tinker, a traveller or a carny.
- Like a right gypsy, hath, at fast and loose, Beguiled me to the very heart of loss.c. 1606–1607 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Anthonie and Cleopatra”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard...
- A move in contra dancing in which two dancers walk in a circle around each other while maintaining eye contact (but not touching as in a swing). (Compare whole gyp, half gyp, and gypsy meltdown, in which this step precedes a swing.)
- A member of a Broadway musical chorus line.
- A person with a dark complexion.
- A sly, roguish woman.
- A fortune teller.
Forms of gypsey
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | gypseys |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | gypseys |
| present participle | gypseying |
| past participle | gypseyed |
| past | gypseyed |
Questions about gypsey
- What is gypsey the obsolete spelling of?
- Gypsey is the obsolete spelling of gypsy.
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