gyp

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. (derogatory, offensive, sometimes) A cheat or swindle; a rip-off.
2. Synonym of gypsy (“contra dance step”).

Verb

To cheat or swindle.

Synoniemen

swindle

cheat

rook

defraud

con

trick

bilk

bunco

gip

fleece

hoax

bamboozle

deceive

deception

diddle

embezzle

fraud

goldbrick

hoodwink

mulct

rip off

sham

short-change

spoof

chisel

victimize

sting

scam

bunco game

bunko

flimflam

bunko game

humbug

confidence game

confidence trick

con game

hustle

deceit

hornswoggle

nobble

fool

gouge

dupe

false pretence

perfidy

false pretense

bitch

screw

sellout

positive fraud

Vertalingen

estafar

dolandırmak

truffare

trapacear

aldatmak

dubara

dolore

imbrogliare

fregare

charlatanerie

fraude

escroquer

schwindeln

peine

frauder

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/d͡ʒɪp/

Etymologie (Engels)

Verwant aan Oudgrieks: γύψ

Verwant aan Grieks: γύπας

In summary

Perhaps from the term gypsy (“Roma”), due to a stereotype of the Roma as swindlers. Compare jew (“defraud”), from Jew, and welsh (“swindle by defaulting on a debt”), from Welsh.
Could also be derived from dupe, with the same pattern (yod coalescence) as idiot becomes eejit in Scottish English.