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gypsied

gypsied is the simple past and past participle of gypsy.

Meaning of gypsy

Verb

gypsy (third-person singular simple present gypsies, present participle gypsying, simple past and past participle gypsied)

  1. (intransitive) To roam around the country like a gypsy.
    • The rest of the day is spent out of doors "Gypsying", and families greatly enjoy themselves on these occasions.1885, Richard F. Burton, chapter XX, in The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night, volume I, The Burton Club, page 199 footnote
  2. To perform the gypsy step in contra dancing.
    • Look at the person you're gypsying with, and convey the message that you notice them as a person and that you're glad that they're there, […]1992 April 7, win...@ssrl01.slac.stanford.edu, “contra-gypsies”, in rec.folk-dancing (Usenet)

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Questions about gypsied

What is gypsied the simple past and past participle of?
Gypsied is the simple past and past participle of gypsy.

Words near gypsied in the dictionary

  1. gypsicolous
  2. gypsid
  3. gypsids
  4. gypsie
  5. gypsie's kiss
  6. gypsied
  7. gypsies
  8. gypsiferous
  9. gypsification
  10. gypsified
  11. gypsifies

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