gypsy

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. (alt-of, alternative, offensive, sometimes) Alternative form of Gypsy (“member of the Romani people”).
2. (colloquial) An itinerant person or any person, not necessarily Romani; a tinker, a traveller or a carny.
3. (offensive, sometimes) 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.)
4. A member of a Broadway musical chorus line.
5. (dated) A person with a dark complexion.
6. (dated) A sly, roguish woman.
7. (colloquial, dated) A fortune teller.

Adj

1. (alt-of, alternative, not-comparable) Alternative form of Gypsy: of or belonging to the Romani people.
2. (not-comparable) Itinerant; of or having the qualities of an itinerant person or group.
3. (not-comparable, offensive) Of or having the qualities of an itinerant person or group with qualities traditionally ascribed to Romani people; making a living from dishonest practices or theft etc.

Verb

1. (intransitive) To roam around the country like a gypsy.
2. To perform the gypsy step in contra dancing.

Concepten

zigeuner

zigeunerin

Romani

Roma

Vlax Romani

Vlach Romani

Synoniemen

gipsy

Gypsy

Roma

Romany

Sinti

itinerant

vagabond

vagrant

chicken of the woods

Gitano

Gypsy mushroom

Rom

nomadic

rover

satellite

📡

tzigane

Vertalingen

zingaro

gitano

cigano

Zigeuner

tsigane

tzigane

gitano

gitan

τσιγγάνος

bohémien

غجري

çingene

cigana

Zigeunerin

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈd͡ʒɪp.si/

Etymologie (Engels)

See Gypsy. Compare bohemian, from Bohemia.