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gypsyism

gypsyism noun: the state of being a gypsy.

Noun

gypsyism (countable and uncountable, plural gypsyisms)

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

Forms of gypsyism

pluralgypsyisms
alternative formgipsyism

Origin of gypsyism

From gypsy + -ism.

Questions about gypsyism

What does gypsyism mean?
Gypsyism means the state of being a gypsy.
What part of speech is gypsyism?
Gypsyism is a noun.
What is the plural of gypsyism?
The plural of gypsyism is gypsyisms.

Words near gypsyism in the dictionary

  1. gypsyfy
  2. gypsyfying
  3. gypsying
  4. gypsyings
  5. gypsyish
  6. gypsyism
  7. gypsyisms
  8. gypsylike
  9. gypsyries
  10. gypsyry
  11. gypsyweed

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